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Johndowacc:
Hi guys,

I am a first year Uni student (EE) and now I am looking for a good soldering station for general use. I am looking for something in the price range of up to 60pounds /100$. What do you think about these :
http://www.amazon.co.uk/60W-PROTECTION-SOLDERING-IRON-STATION/dp/B004X25LW8/ref=sr_1_1?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1362902215&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fixpoint%C2%AE-Digital-soldering-temperature-fixpoint/dp/B001G2LVE0/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1362900958&sr=1-8

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toolcraft-ST80-D-Digital-Soldering-Station/dp/B003A5UVVA/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ce_2

Thanks for your help! :)

Psi:
The main thing to keep in mind when buying a no-name or uncommon brand soldering station is the tips.

You want an iron that takes good quality tips produced by a good company.
A no-name soldering station with a good quality tip (eg hakko) will perform very well.

Bored@Work:
First and last ones are probably rebadged ATTENs, the second one is a Zhongdi. All prices seem to be on the high side for these stations.

If you can't get a good brand and have to choose between those I would prefer the Zhongdi over anything ATTEN, although that particular Zhongdi is an old model. If you can instead get a real soldering station I wouldn't touch any station from your list.

Amarbir[Lynx-India]:

--- Quote from: Johndowacc on March 10, 2013, 08:34:58 am ---Hi guys,

I am a first year Uni student (EE) and now I am looking for a good soldering station for general use. I am looking for something in the price range of up to 60pounds /100$. What do you think about these :
http://www.amazon.co.uk/60W-PROTECTION-SOLDERING-IRON-STATION/dp/B004X25LW8/ref=sr_1_1?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1362902215&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fixpoint%C2%AE-Digital-soldering-temperature-fixpoint/dp/B001G2LVE0/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1362900958&sr=1-8

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toolcraft-ST80-D-Digital-Soldering-Station/dp/B003A5UVVA/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ce_2

Thanks for your help! :)

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Sir ,
      Some brands and models to consider ..

1 : Weller WES51 should be in stock with many people in uk .
2 :  Hakko FX-888 " Though EOL You can still get it  "
3 : Goot PX-501 The one i was sinces ages .

Johndowacc:
Thank you for your help !

HAKKO FX-888 seems like a good choice...the problem is that I don't know if I am buying a genuine one or not (especially when in the description I read something like"manual only in Chinese")... I prefer using amazon.co.uk but for some reason most soldering stations there are unknown brands... Is it really worth spending more money on soldering station like Weller WES51 considering that I am still a student and I don't really need something great... By the way as far as I know toolcraft is a German brand, does anybody have any experience with it ?

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