Seconded on the Metcal MX500, they were on another level to conventional soldering irons but the gap has narrowed considerably in recent years, but the sub 8 second warm up still amazes me. I have a couple of TCP irons as well for dragging on site and vehicle / panel work etc.
On Monday, 1 June 2020 00:11:59 UTC+1, nixiebunny wrote: > > I love my Metcal MX500, but it's pricey. I got it used. If a large part of > your livelihood involves soldering, it's worth the investment. > > > On Sun, May 31, 2020, 10:25 AM martin martin <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> There I was building yet another Nixie clock from pvelectronics when my >> 35 year old Weller soldering station burned up.Of course I was watching the >> SpaceX mission in the background! >> >> So. what's the best temperature controlled iron these days? I haven't >> had to shop in a very long time! >> >> >> Thanks in advance from Southern California >> >> martin >> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/00372f0a-de2f-476e-bf98-c78697ecd97f%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/00372f0a-de2f-476e-bf98-c78697ecd97f%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/a93b69d4-4592-4b96-ab50-850cc26641c1%40googlegroups.com.
