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Weller and Soldering Stations Questions
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nanofrog:

--- Quote from: Brogueira on March 05, 2018, 02:03:42 pm ---Thank you for your responses, im going to go with the Hakko FX888D. I can easily find parts for it.

I'm also looking for a Hot Air station, but again, its hard to find. Are there any good, budget friendly brands in EU such as Quick?

I know the Hakko Air Stations are really good but they are very expensive...

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For decent pricing on Hakko, you might want to check out Batterfly (located in Italy).

In the case of hot air, you'd do just fine with a Quick 861DW. Seems they offer bent nozzles as well ($10 per), which would be more comfortable to work with IME (even more so if you're working under a microscope). Best to order at the same time to save on shipping.


--- Quote from: IdahoMan on April 17, 2018, 06:52:45 pm ---How does the the tip set and control the temperature?

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If you want to get into the details, check out wiki's Curie Temperature page.


--- Quote from: KL27x on April 21, 2018, 10:45:56 pm ---AFAIK, Weller doesn't suffer from knockoffs. The Chinese cloners don't are about Weller. They settled their hooks on Hakko.   

The rumor is that Weller tips used to last forever and now they don't. Whether it's because "made in Mexico" and "genuine Weller" are now synonymous, or whether they changed something intentionally, who knows? But I have read that this change coincided with moving their tip manufacturing south of the equator. I think they might still make some of their tips in Europe, but how you can buy one or the other, who knows. They are all authentic.

Firsthand, I have experience only with the new Wx stations. The station is not reliable, longterm. 25% units dead thru 6 years. And the expensive $30.00 to $45.00 micropencil tips wear out way too fast.

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They've copied/borrowed heavily from Weller's Silver Line products (WSP80/WP80 iron tech & WD unit UI), but it's not made to look like Weller's products. Rather decent actually from what I've read. FWIW, the LTL (long 2mm chisel) tips I've tried are holding up well thus far.

In regard to Weller's tips, it's been the stuff made in Mexico and Bosnia that's had notable QC issues IME (back of envelope calculations came to ~ 30% defect/early failure rate IME). The tips I have that came from Germany, Japan, or the US have been fine (LT series, not the RT series you're using). They do cost more though; about 4x - 5x in fact (i.e. LTCC & LTDD).

I also use a micropencil (WMP) that uses NT series tips that have been fine (COO = Japan). Bit pricey, but could be worse. Not used anywhere near as frequently as my WSP80 though, even when working under a microscope.
IdahoMan:

Just FYI, on the tips, they are PT series. The tip on my iron says "PTA" but no number.
Electro Detective:

--- Quote from: IdahoMan on April 23, 2018, 05:29:31 am ---
Just FYI, on the tips, they are PT series. The tip on my iron says "PTA" but no number.

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The PTA/PTAA ones I have, all have the number punched in/engraved into the metal at the opposite end of the tip, which makes contact with the wand

Some recent ones (Weller branded in sealed packages) also have the number/s

Yours may be knockoffs, most likely the standard 700 Fahrenheit

if they don't perform try and source some originals,
the older the better IMHO, even if slightly used 

nanofrog:
Techspray/Plato make equivalent tips if you're interested (C Series are PT equivalents). They only sell them in 10 packs, but some vendors will split them up and sell singles.
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