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<blockquote data-quote="Rob Timmerman" data-source="post: 16281" data-attributes="member: 172"><p>Re: Soldering Iron</p><p></p><p>How low is ''low budget''?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>For occasional use on a low budget, I'd probably just pick up an unregulated pencil iron. Then, once you've had enough frustration with unregulated or poorly regulated irons that can't keep the tip hot, buy a real solder station, either used or new. The cheap solder stations ($50-$100 Wellers - I haven't used the Hakkos) really aren't enough better to be worth the price jump and inability to toss into a gig bag.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've had decent luck with the 40W pencils (Radio Shack and Weller) that have chisel tips.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rob Timmerman, post: 16281, member: 172"] Re: Soldering Iron How low is ''low budget''? For occasional use on a low budget, I'd probably just pick up an unregulated pencil iron. Then, once you've had enough frustration with unregulated or poorly regulated irons that can't keep the tip hot, buy a real solder station, either used or new. The cheap solder stations ($50-$100 Wellers - I haven't used the Hakkos) really aren't enough better to be worth the price jump and inability to toss into a gig bag. I've had decent luck with the 40W pencils (Radio Shack and Weller) that have chisel tips. [/QUOTE]
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