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Why no rheostat with the weller?
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"Jeff Diebolt" wrote in message ... Why no rheostat with the weller? The Weller 100 Pro has temp controlled tips, avail at 700*F, and 800*F temps. There may be another temp available, too. A controller would serve no purpose. The iron itself does the controlling, much more accurately than a controller ever could. My iron is ALWAYS 700*F, never 1000 or 1200, so when I pull it out of the holder, I know exactly how the solder is going to react to the iron and the joint. |
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600 & 900 deg tips are also available for Weller 100 irons. |
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wrote in message ups.com... 600 & 900 deg tips are also available for Weller 100 irons. Send me a 900, I can never find them... -- JK Sinrod www.sinrodstudios.com www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com |
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wrote in message ups.com... 600 & 900 deg tips are also available for Weller 100 irons. As usual, you spew more dis-information and bull****. According to Weller's web page, 600/700/and 800*F tips are available. No mention is made of 900* tips. http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brand...m?upc=03710347 4261 |
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Graham at Cat's Glass in St Catherines Ontario advertisea 900 deg
Weller tips for sale. I believe Glass Smith in Victoria BC also sells them. My stock is not for sale. Getting another batch from Weller requires a much larger order than I'm prepared to make. At one time our shop used only Weller irons (exclusively with 900 tips) but we have switched to now use mostly Hexacon 175 watters that run at 960 deg. The only difference between working with a 700 tip and a 900 tip is you need to learn to solder faster using higher heat. We use the Wellers with 900 tips for lead and 3D models - the Hexacons for everything else. Why spend 30 minutes with a 100 watt iron when you can complete the job in 10 minutes with a 175 watt one? I estimate the cost of a Hexacon is recovered in less than a month in time savings. |
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Your ignorance of the availability of 900 tips isn't my concern.
Sometimes I wonder if you really are as stupid as you appear or you just love to pick fights. Are you related to George Bush? |
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wrote in message oups.com... Graham at Cat's Glass in St Catherines Ontario advertisea 900 deg Weller tips for sale. I believe Glass Smith in Victoria BC also sells them. Not for Weller 100 pro. They aren't made. My stock is not for sale. If I didn't have any, I wouldn't want to sell them, either. Getting another batch from Weller requires a much larger order than I'm prepared to make. What? Big shot international distributor, can't afford inventory? BWahaaahahah! Why spend 30 minutes with a 100 watt iron when you can complete the job in 10 minutes with a 175 watt one? I estimate the cost of a Hexacon is recovered in less than a month in time savings. You are so full of crap. |
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HI Moon
On Mon, 1 May 2006 16:03:40 -0400, "Moonraker" wrote: "Jeff Diebolt" wrote in message ... Why no rheostat with the weller? The Weller 100 Pro has temp controlled tips, avail at 700*F, and 800*F temps. There may be another temp available, too. A controller would serve no purpose. The iron itself does the controlling, much more accurately than a controller ever could. My iron is ALWAYS 700*F, never 1000 or 1200, so when I pull it out of the holder, I know exactly how the solder is going to react to the iron and the joint. I'm sorely tempted by the Weller 100-watter. Currently I use a 75w (non-tc) Weller, but it suffers, as you'd expect, from getting too cool too often when in use - or too hot when it's sitting in the stand - eats bits, too. The only thing stopping me is the cost g Yet again, we over here in the UK seem to be paying over the odds for equipment - xe.com reckons that the Dollar to UK pound exchange rate is about 1.8 to 1 - and yet something like the Weller 100 costs about the same over here in Pounds as it does over there in dollars....! I have 240 - 110 transformers in the studio - I'm inclined to import a 110V USA iron and some spare bits (also 'pounds for dollars') and go that way..... In another life I worked in electronics, and the difference between using a non-temp-controlled iron and the 'standard' Weller 50W temp-controlled iron was astounding.... - in terms of reliable soldering and consistency of temperature, also bit life. Trouble is - I'm still saving up for that wet-belt sander.....g (only joking !) Regards Adrian Suffolk UK ======return email munged================= take out the papers and the trash to reply |
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