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Reliable Soldering Station for "Pseudo-Hobbyist"?

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rdl:
The original FX-888 had a knob, but no digital temperature display. I bought one, open box, never used, about 10 years ago for super cheap (actually free) just in case my 937 ever quit working (it never has).

Shock:
Yeah back then you could probably get an FX888 for about $30 secondhand. People came to realize the buttons were a bit annoying on the FX888D. Might be hard to mod as there is little space for a rotary encoder at least on the front panel and the other issue the weird key press combinations don't lend well to an easy mod so would likely need new firmware.

There is this project here I'd not spend too much on it though. https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Digital-Soldering-Station/

Dave still has his FX888 I think.

Solder_Junkie:
“If your issue is thermal capacity”, the answer is a basic soldering iron, such as the 25W Antex XS25. Don’t be fooled by the low Wattage, it has more capacity than a 70W Weller. The secret is the amount of metal in the bit.

thm_w:

--- Quote from: Solder_Junkie on April 13, 2023, 01:50:11 pm ---“If your issue is thermal capacity”, the answer is a basic soldering iron, such as the 25W Antex XS25. Don’t be fooled by the low Wattage, it has more capacity than a 70W Weller. The secret is the amount of metal in the bit.

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It may work in some situations. I haven't had much luck with that style of iron personally.

Quote from thermaltronics:

--- Quote ---The Power Plus version of the tips will have more copper mass which means the tip will have more stored energy.

Advantage: when the tip initially touches onto a solder pad, the stored energy will immediately go into the solder pad and help heat it up, this is great for ground pins that suck up a lot of heat
Disadvantage: once the initially stored energy is used up, the tip will slowdown, so if you are doing quick successful point to point soldering the normal M7B325 may perform better.

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