Re: Any Experiences with Baku?

Yeah..

I am poor right now, seller that had the WES50 units posted, when I went there, had none..

Got a Weller 921ZX for $20.. Has a #9211 pencil with a 9015 tip in it.. Replacement tips will be a challenge, but I see a couple places making replacement tips for it, just not the Cooper/Weller brand.

Overall, I don't think I did horrible, my next one will use the T15 tips for sure.

If I'm still awake, I'll try it out tonight (for more than a see-if-it-works test)

Re: Any Experiences with Baku?



Thank you!

I had read that the genuine Hakko units were good and didn't have exclusions, but this is something experience teaches people, think that model is very old anyways. lol

Thank you again. Think I'll be good without the 'dual function' especially considering I would have to acquire the desolder wand separately anyways, wick should work just fine

Now, hopefully it is still available...

*curses that I have a TV apart on my kitchen table* haha...

Re: Any Experiences with Baku?

Alright, have done a LOT of research...

Going to buy one tomorrow, the cheap 30W Circuit-Test one I have been using, tonight decided that it didn't want to warm enough to melt lead-free solder. My butane one quit a couple months back, but it was over 15 years old. I don't do a lot, only need to solder a dozen or so times a year. Plan on doing a lot more in the future though, and I wanting a tool that I won't have to replace again.

Which of these is the best unit?

WES50 $30
Weller 4624-O (solder wand only,...

Re: Any Experiences with Baku?



I didn't check YouTube.. :|

But really, that is what I was expecting, just needed to confirm.

Thank you...

So I am looking into doing a bigger job than I usually do, and will likely start doing them more often so I need a better soldering iron.. My current one is a 25 watt Circuit Test.. Tried to solder a fuse and pig-tail onto a board couple weeks back and it just doesn't have the power..

Now I am looking at a Baku 601D.. I am having a hard time finding reviews... This kit has what I need and a price I can afford, which is always a bonus. But I am not sure if these are worth buying or not. No point buying something I can afford just to have it not do a good job, then having to spend...

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853 pages now and counting

Google let me here after searching some information about my television..

Now I need to create a thread, so saying hello..

Primary in a computer networking but been getting into soldering to further hack some devices

Fixing this TV doesn't seem 'out there' any more....