Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
I have a Hakko FX-888, works great, looks like a kids toy. I have a variety of tips, large screwdriver to very small conical and have done everything from AWG4 lugs to SOT23 SMTs, leaded and lead free solder. Temp adjustable and very good heat and recovery. I have also used a Metcal and like the Hakka just as much. Lots of tips available. Mark W7MLG On Mar 24, 2014 3:44 PM, Cady, Fred fc...@ece.montana.edu wrote: Hi all, My venerable and aged Weller EC2000 solder station has given up the ghost. Anybody have any suggestions of a good replacement - temperature controlled 300 - 800 degrees or so, digital display, a range of tips. I have done, but don't do as a practice, surface mount projects. Thoughts? Your favorites? Thanks and 73, Fred KE7X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to marklgoldb...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
If I wanted to be prepared for whatever comes along, I'd get a large and small chisel, plus small conical for SMD. For example: 5.2mm chisel T15-D52 1.2mm chisel T15-D12 0.2mm conical T15-BLL The long slender snoot on that conical makes it easier to see an SMD part underneath. The D24/2.4mm chisel is also nice if you want something big enough to hit a larger through hole tab, but you don't want to swap tips to get into a tight space. The colored sleeves are also nice. You can hot swap tips and the bright colors (orange, green, blue, etc) mean you can quickly grab the size you want without close inspection. Those are part# B321x, where x specifies the color. 73, Josh W6XU On 3/25/2014 6:14 PM, Phil Debbie Salas wrote: What tip or tips do you recommend? They have a 4mm chisel, a 5.2mm chisel, and a conical. Thanks, Phil – AD5X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
The FX-951 features look great and I'm considering one to replace my old Weller EC2001 with EC1201A pencil. Tips are hard to find for that model these days. What FX-951 tips work well for SMD parts? Mostly I solder/desolder components with leads, but occasionally I need to solder or desolder SMD chips and flat packs (I think that's the name for discreet components.) In addition to the Weller EC2001/ EC1201A, I have a Hakko 808 desolder gun. I can sort of muddle my way through with one of those and manual tweezers, and have used ChipQuik to with some success to desolder SMD ICs, but the tips I have for the EC1201A aren't small enough and the desolder gun tip is sometimes too big or overkill for SMD chips with a lot of leads. It looks like Hakko doesn't offer desolder tweezers for the FX-951, but I don't know if desolder tweezers would really improve things or be worth it for my occasional SMD requirements. There's a desolder tweezer for the FX-888D, but I prefer the features of the FX-951. 73, Dick WC1M -Original Message- From: Mark Goldberg [mailto:marklgoldb...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 11:33 AM To: Cady, Fred Cc: Elecraft Mailing List Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed I have a Hakko FX-888, works great, looks like a kids toy. I have a variety of tips, large screwdriver to very small conical and have done everything from AWG4 lugs to SOT23 SMTs, leaded and lead free solder. Temp adjustable and very good heat and recovery. I have also used a Metcal and like the Hakka just as much. Lots of tips available. Mark W7MLG On Mar 24, 2014 3:44 PM, Cady, Fred fc...@ece.montana.edu wrote: Hi all, My venerable and aged Weller EC2000 solder station has given up the ghost. Anybody have any suggestions of a good replacement - temperature controlled 300 - 800 degrees or so, digital display, a range of tips. I have done, but don't do as a practice, surface mount projects. Thoughts? Your favorites? Thanks and 73, Fred KE7X _ _ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to marklgoldb...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
Your mileage may very but I use the T18-BR02 tip for both SMD and through hole soldering. I'd planned on buying more tips but frankly I'm 100% satisfied with this tip. I should probably get a larger tip though for soldering connectors and such. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
I agree with the long snoot, hi. I modified the longest one I had for a 45 degree bend so that I had a 1/4 inch approx length of horizontal tip to heat up several SMD leads at once. Seemed to help. Mel, K6KBE On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 3:21 PM, Josh Fiden j...@voodoolab.com wrote: If I wanted to be prepared for whatever comes along, I'd get a large and small chisel, plus small conical for SMD. For example: 5.2mm chisel T15-D52 1.2mm chisel T15-D12 0.2mm conical T15-BLL The long slender snoot on that conical makes it easier to see an SMD part underneath. The D24/2.4mm chisel is also nice if you want something big enough to hit a larger through hole tab, but you don't want to swap tips to get into a tight space. The colored sleeves are also nice. You can hot swap tips and the bright colors (orange, green, blue, etc) mean you can quickly grab the size you want without close inspection. Those are part# B321x, where x specifies the color. 73, Josh W6XU On 3/25/2014 6:14 PM, Phil Debbie Salas wrote: What tip or tips do you recommend? They have a 4mm chisel, a 5.2mm chisel, and a conical. Thanks, Phil – AD5X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to farrerfo...@yahoo.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
I use Hakko FX-951 in a production environment. This is an excellent, durable soldering station. If you haven't used a modern soldering station with fast thermal recovery, you're in for a treat! These replaced Weller stations which required a significant spare parts inventory to keep running. 73, Josh W6XU On 3/24/2014 6:16 PM, James Doty wrote: Hi Fred, I'll try this again: Lets see if I can post to the list this time. I have a Hakko FX-951, it has a temperature display on it and is a nice soldering station. I have used mine to solder through hole and SMD components with ease. I really like it. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
I have one too, and it is great. It heats up almost instantly. And I recently had a very pleasant experience dealing with the importer, American Hakko, who got me a 230v transformer for it from Japan. On 3/25/2014 9:38 AM, Josh Fiden wrote: I use Hakko FX-951 in a production environment. This is an excellent, durable soldering station. If you haven't used a modern soldering station with fast thermal recovery, you're in for a treat! These replaced Weller stations which required a significant spare parts inventory to keep running. 73, Josh W6XU -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
What tip or tips do you recommend? They have a 4mm chisel, a 5.2mm chisel, and a conical. Thanks, Phil – AD5X “I use Hakko FX-951 in a production environment. This is an excellent, durable soldering station. If you haven't used a modern soldering station with fast thermal recovery, you're in for a treat!These replaced Weller stations which required a significant spare parts inventory to keep running.73, Josh W6XU” __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
Phil. I have a Hakko 936, but your question does not relate to the specific soldering station. I prefer a narrow chisel tip, so the 4mm would be my choice. Used 'sideways', it will work similar to a conical tip, but has enough flat area to handle most thru-hole soldering jobs. I personally do not find the conical tips to be any advantage, I have tried them and discarded them in preference to the screwdriver (chisel) tips. YMMV. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/25/2014 9:14 PM, Phil Debbie Salas wrote: What tip or tips do you recommend? They have a 4mm chisel, a 5.2mm chisel, and a conical. Thanks, Phil – AD5X “I use Hakko FX-951 in a production environment. This is an excellent, durable soldering station. If you haven't used a modern soldering station with fast thermal recovery, you're in for a treat!These replaced Weller stations which required a significant spare parts inventory to keep running.73, Josh W6XU” __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
Hi all, My venerable and aged Weller EC2000 solder station has given up the ghost. Anybody have any suggestions of a good replacement - temperature controlled 300 - 800 degrees or so, digital display, a range of tips. I have done, but don't do as a practice, surface mount projects. Thoughts? Your favorites? Thanks and 73, Fred KE7X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
Hello Fred, My favorite has been Metcal for many years - you can see some of their latest models here: http://www.okinternational.com/metcal/english/globalnavigation/products/hand-soldering-systems/systems/dual-port-simultaneous/mx-5200-soldering-rework-and-desoldering More expensive - but they last. 73's, John AJ6BC On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 3:44 PM, Cady, Fred fc...@ece.montana.edu wrote: Hi all, My venerable and aged Weller EC2000 solder station has given up the ghost. Anybody have any suggestions of a good replacement - temperature controlled 300 - 800 degrees or so, digital display, a range of tips. I have done, but don't do as a practice, surface mount projects. Thoughts? Your favorites? Thanks and 73, Fred KE7X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to j...@westmorelandengineering.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
Fred I have used Pace brand for 30+ years and never had a complaint. Check out the ST-50 with TD-100 iron www.Paceworldwide.com Harlan NC3C Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Cady, Fred fc...@ece.montana.edu wrote: Hi all, My venerable and aged Weller EC2000 solder station has given up the ghost. Anybody have any suggestions of a good replacement - temperature controlled 300 - 800 degrees or so, digital display, a range of tips. I have done, but don't do as a practice, surface mount projects. Thoughts? Your favorites? Thanks and 73, Fred KE7X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to hsherr...@reagan.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
Fred, I should've mentioned also - I haven't used any of these myself as I am fairly well-stocked with Metcal equipment - but www.anchor-electronics.comhas a 'Metcal-Compatible' model - you can see it here in their pdf: http://www.anchor-electronics.com/price-list.pdf 73's, John AJ6BC On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 4:02 PM, John C. Westmoreland, P.E. j...@westmorelandengineering.com wrote: Hello Fred, My favorite has been Metcal for many years - you can see some of their latest models here: http://www.okinternational.com/metcal/english/globalnavigation/products/hand-soldering-systems/systems/dual-port-simultaneous/mx-5200-soldering-rework-and-desoldering More expensive - but they last. 73's, John AJ6BC On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 3:44 PM, Cady, Fred fc...@ece.montana.edu wrote: Hi all, My venerable and aged Weller EC2000 solder station has given up the ghost. Anybody have any suggestions of a good replacement - temperature controlled 300 - 800 degrees or so, digital display, a range of tips. I have done, but don't do as a practice, surface mount projects. Thoughts? Your favorites? Thanks and 73, Fred KE7X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to j...@westmorelandengineering.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
I have been using a Haako 936 I bought off the shelf at Fry's Electronics for a number of years now. It has interchangeable tips (but I only use one), temperature range from 200C (392F) to 480C (896F), ESD safe. I've used it for everything from installing SM ICs in some kits to soldering PL-259 connectors. It doesn't have a temperature display, but the LED comes on when it is heating. Starting from cold, it gets to 375C in the time it takes me to take the sponge out and wet it in the nearby bathroom. I've been quite happy with it. Note that my usage is home hobbyist, not professional electronics repair/assembly. Cheers - Bill, AE6JV On 3/24/14 at 3:44 PM, fc...@ece.montana.edu (Cady, Fred) wrote: My venerable and aged Weller EC2000 solder station has given up the ghost. Anybody have any suggestions of a good replacement - temperature controlled 300 - 800 degrees or so, digital display, a range of tips. - Bill Frantz| The first thing you need when | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | using a perimeter defense is a | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | perimeter. | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
Hi Fred, I'll try this again: Lets see if I can post to the list this time. I have a Hakko FX-951, it has a temperature display on it and is a nice soldering station. I have used mine to solder through hole and SMD components with ease. I really like it. On Mon, 24 Mar 2014, Cady, Fred wrote: Hi all, My venerable and aged Weller EC2000 solder station has given up the ghost. Anybody have any suggestions of a good replacement - temperature controlled 300 - 800 degrees or so, digital display, a range of tips. I have done, but don't do as a practice, surface mount projects. Thoughts? Your favorites? Thanks and 73, Fred KE7X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed
I'll second. I'm a METCAL user, and I was impressed by the Hakko FX-951 James has. I felt right at home with it! kb7psg On Mon, 24 Mar 2014, James Doty wrote: Hi Fred, I'll try this again: Lets see if I can post to the list this time. I have a Hakko FX-951, it has a temperature display on it and is a nice soldering station. I have used mine to solder through hole and SMD components with ease. I really like it. On Mon, 24 Mar 2014, Cady, Fred wrote: Hi all, My venerable and aged Weller EC2000 solder station has given up the ghost. Anybody have any suggestions of a good replacement - temperature controlled 300 - 800 degrees or so, digital display, a range of tips. I have done, but don't do as a practice, surface mount projects. Thoughts? Your favorites? Thanks and 73, Fred KE7X __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to joberreu-elecr...@moselle.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
