On Sunday 10 September 2017 07:28:00 andy pugh wrote: > >> A Weller WTCP used to have tips as > >> high as 800F, but that tech is 60 years old now. > >> ... But the problem is, > >> I may have the last working model of that on the planet. > > Hardly :-)
Cooper tried to buy mine not too long after they acquired Weller. Offered me $250 USD worth of anything in their catalog. No sale. It looks like death warmed over, but plug it in and it gets hot. Probably 100,000+ hours on it, still on the OEM heater. It went on with the shop lights at KOTA-TV for several years. At one time I could get tips in 50 degree steps from 550F to 900F, but this link totally ignores that capability, apparently stocking only the 700 degree tips. That seriously restricts the utility of its use. The temp is whats stamped on the curie button on the rear, and a 7 means 700 degrees. Thats too hot for some pcb material, so this one has had 600 degree tips in it for at least 50% of its working life. > > http://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/?sra=oss&r=t&searchTerm=weller+tcp > > Irons, tips, spares, all available brand-new. > > My own soldering iron is a Weller TCP. I've a $285 hot air rework station that gets pulled out for construction projects, but the TCP does 90% of the one or two joint projects since I retired. Handpiece cordage on the HA station is about 2 feet short. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
