I have settled (mainly by what I ended up with but with a little persuasion from my wallet) with a weller tcp for day to day as it is fairly bulletproof (my ec1201 temp adjustable version shuffled) and a metal mx500 rig for most else. Metcal mx series (inductive irons) are wonderful when they work - tiny handles that are very convinient, but mine tend to shutoff fairly regularly (I have 2) I dont know if this is a tip issue or base issue. The bbase unit on these is a large 50w rf generator mind you, hence the cost. I also have a cheapy hot air station from the place as above which works well... pace tends to be popular in industry only, has features for locking temps etc. Hakko is mainly american iirc. -Alex
-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/4adda0b8-0a7f-41ab-9dd9-8bf32f93ec46%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
