Hi folks:
Thanks to Tim Raymer, KA0OUV, for first mentioning this to me...
FIRST - I have NO interest whatsoever in ANY of the companies referred to
in the following comments.
It appears that Circuit Specialists, Scottsdale AZ, is be offering what
kinda appear to be Hakko-made temperature-controlled soldering and
DEsoldering stations for some really extraordinary prices right now.
At present, I know on no one who had bought and tried either of these
particular devices, but they (physically) closely resemble Hakko-made
products. So you're on your own at this point. I'm hoping that Elecraft's
Chief Tech, Gary Surrency, will have time next week to visit Circuit
Specialists to check out these devices and report to the reflector on what
he finds.
Here's what I now know... or have found... at Circuit Specialists...
T/C soldering station (analog)...
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7307
at $34.95, this looks virtually identical to the Hakko 936-12 T/C
soldering station. The one thing I have noted is that this device
draws only 40W of power, implying that it probably offers a 40W
heater, rather than the 60W heater available on the Hakko 936-x
http://www.kiesub.com/hakko936.htm for $82.
T/C soldering station (digital)...
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7508
at $49.95, and also 40W power consumption, this is not a bad buy,
IF it truly is Hakko-made, and not a cheaply-made clone. This
appears to be physically the same as the Hakko 937 T/C station,
but with a 40W heater, rather than the standard 50W Hakko heater
http://www.hakko.com/itnl/product.html?catID=1&prodID=4.
DESOLDERING STATION
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/8013
at $119.00, this device appears to be physically to an older model
Hakko desoldering station I think I saw a while back (though I can
longer find a reference to it). The handle of the desoldering tool
appears to be virtually identical to that currently used by Hakko.
If it is Hakko-made, then this price is excellent! This is a
2-piece unit... power supply/vacuum pump, and hand-held tool.
Please don't shoot the messenger if this info is not totally accurate, I
can only report what little I've been able to find on the web. But it
certainly looks to be very much worth further investigation.
Finally, for what little it might be worth, Circuit Specialists is also
offering tips for this line of products, and their nomenclature for the
tips is (with the change of only letter in the nomenclature) virtually
identical to that used by Hakko for their tips... not sure if this is just
a fluke or not, but the tips also look like those sold by Hakko for their
936-x series of T/C stations.
If anyone has further info, especially if it's first-hand info, on this
line of Circuit Specialists products, PLEASE post it here.
73,
Tom N0SS
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