Thoughts on Solomon SL-30CMC/Tenma 21-1590 Soldering Station?

[Almighty1]

Re: Thoughts on Solomon SL-30CMC/Tenma 21-1590 Soldering Station?

Same here, the tips for mines is hollow and sits over the element.... Do you think this is the same iron just in a different base as this can use Hakko 936 tips from a search on Google...

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/48w-lcd-di...-station-n16ch

the replacement tips are here:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/spare-48w-...ron-tips-n72cw

These are the Hakko 900 tips which are also for the 936 which looks similar to the ones I have:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10pcs-Solder...item2a450e194a

[stj]

Re: Thoughts on Solomon SL-30CMC/Tenma 21-1590 Soldering Station?

the maplin base is the one that replaces mine, those bits are correct.
although they are something like 4 times the price of the ones i linked at rapid electronics.
amazing that the base unit is £20 though - it was going for over twice that.
they must be trying to clear them now they stock Tenma bases.

i dont know anything about the hakko tips though.
if they are compatable, they will be cheaper from china.

[Almighty1]

Re: Thoughts on Solomon SL-30CMC/Tenma 21-1590 Soldering Station?

Hmm, interesting. Maybe the thing is everyone is basically using the Hakko sized tips for a given wattage like 48W so they don't have to design their own. Seems like all the sellers are Europe based and I'm in the US so China may actually be cheaper.

Reply #12 here actually talks about the Maplin and how it's just a clone of the Hakko and can use Hakko tips.

http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php/topic,89508.0.html

[stj]

Re: Thoughts on Solomon SL-30CMC/Tenma 21-1590 Soldering Station?

that guy in reply #12 is refering to the Tenma 60w iron, he didnt read the whole fucking thread before jumping in.

[Almighty1]

Re: Thoughts on Solomon SL-30CMC/Tenma 21-1590 Soldering Station?

I kept thinking he was talking about all 3 of the stations or at least the two on the top.