Re: How bad are my soldering tools?
I've been thinking of buying a temperature controlled soldering iron/station for amateur repair works, preferably ESD safe. I have two options in the price range I'm willing to pay:
1. Hakko FX888 at around €125 (the analog one, 888D costs an additional 40 euros for some reason)
2. Ersa PTC 70 0710CD €80 (http://ersa.com/art-0710cd-358-5046.html)
I was hoping to get a Weller WES51 at around the same price as Hakko, but it's nowhere to be found and don't know why but the WS51 is unusually expensive (changes between €290 and €300).
Any other recommendations for the price range of say, €80-130?
PS. I can order the Weller WES51 from Digikey at a decent price but I doubt that it'll work with euro plugs.
I've been thinking of buying a temperature controlled soldering iron/station for amateur repair works, preferably ESD safe. I have two options in the price range I'm willing to pay:
1. Hakko FX888 at around €125 (the analog one, 888D costs an additional 40 euros for some reason)
2. Ersa PTC 70 0710CD €80 (http://ersa.com/art-0710cd-358-5046.html)
I was hoping to get a Weller WES51 at around the same price as Hakko, but it's nowhere to be found and don't know why but the WS51 is unusually expensive (changes between €290 and €300).
Any other recommendations for the price range of say, €80-130?
PS. I can order the Weller WES51 from Digikey at a decent price but I doubt that it'll work with euro plugs.
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