On 21 February 2012 19:07, gene heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > Two things. Weller designs to make sure they have a steady market in > repair parts. The first of their irons I ever had, was the original black > one that used the curie point of an iron button in the back of the tip and > you could buy tips in 50F increments from about 500F up.
As a Materials Scientist by training, I consider this such an appealingly clever idea that I intend to stick with those irons indefinitely. Of course, I probably don't solder for more than an hour a week, so 1000 hour life is fine. -- atp The idea that there is no such thing as objective truth is, quite simply, wrong. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
