pfarrell;407604 Wrote: > iPhone wrote: > > I'm with you. Once you have used a Metcal it's hard to ever pickup a > > Weller even for the simplest soldering need. Inserts are more > > expensive > > I never heard of metcal, looked them up because of this thread. > > its not just the inserts and tips that are "more expensive" > I couldn't find one under $500. > > For a grand, you can get reflow oven. > > > > -- > Pat Farrell > http://www.pfarrell.com/
How practical is a reflow oven when one just needs to repair, remove, or add one part? It's the technology that makes the Metcal expensive. It is not just the use of heat. Metcal uses RF as well as heat to solder. One gets much better flow and higher joint strength at lower temperatures. Also the handle is cool with only the actual tip being hot and itÂ’s so much lighter and easier for doing precise soldering with the Metcal. Metcal saves time and power because they don't have to be left on. They are up to soldering temperature in less then 10 seconds. Changing tips (temperature or type) is as simple as turning the Metcal off, using the silicone pad to pull the tip out and pushing the tip you want in. No cool down or need for tools so you don't burn yourself or waiting for it to heat back up to temp. Like I said, one has to use one, then it's hard to go back to a Weller. Besides, a Weller worth having for the type work a Metcal is great for is over half the cost of a Metcal. IMHO, might as well pay the rest and have the best. YMMV. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: SB3, GFR-700HD, Thiel 2.3, Second Boom Home Office: SB3, NAD C370, two VSM-1 Home Gym: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, Thiel PowerPoint 1.2 House Portable: SB3, Audioengine A5 Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Expedition: SB3, ToughBook ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61499
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