It's a nice little iron for the price, that's for sure. The manual could use a better translation though. The only weird thing that's ever happened to it is, that the LCD readout sometimes starts blinking some strange code. Unfortunately, there's no mention of it in the instructions. It still works well though, and if it ever died, they're cheap enough to replace.
73, James K2QI On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Johnny Siu <vr2...@yahoo.com.hk> wrote: > Yes, James. I have been using Aoyue 937 as well for nearly 4 years. > cheers, > > > Johnny VR2XMC > > > > ----- 郵件原件 ---- > 寄件人﹕ James Sarte <k2qi....@gmail.com> > 收件人﹕ d...@w3fpr.com > 副本(CC) elecraft@mailman.qth.net > 傳送日期﹕ 2010/11/14 (日) 10:54:31 AM > 主題： Re: [Elecraft] Re： soldering station > > I use an Aoyue 937+ which I bought for around 50 dollars. Has lots of tip > choices. I believe the Hakko tips will fit also. This soldering station's > temperature is digitally controlled and the tip is ESD protected. > > 73, > James K2QI > > On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 9:44 PM, Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > > Perhaps this is the soldering station being sold by Circuit > > Specialists that looks like a Hakko 936 "knockoff". > > I buy quality tools, and do not fool with less expensive imitations. In > > my experience, that has been a good decision. The times I have tried > > inexpensive substitutes, there has always been some sort of > > disappointment - like finding parts at a later date, or cheap tools that > > break and cause injury (the best example is inexpensive mechanics > > wrenches). > > When I am in the market for tools, I will choose quality and proven > > reliability over price - low quality tools can be dangerous in my > > experience. While cost is still a consideration, if one is to have > > these tools for years, quality and a reliable source of replacement > > parts should be a major factor. > > > > A Chinese "knockoff" that you must purchase tips from Japan to obtain > > similar performance does not sound like a good and long life alternative > > to me. > > > > 73, > > Don W3FPR > > > > On 11/13/2010 9:24 PM, Johnny Siu wrote: > > > Hello Gentleman, > > > > > > I am using a 'Chinese version' of Hakko 936 which is 1/4 of the price. > > The > > > trick is to replace the original soldering tip with the same from > 'Goot' > > - made > > > in Japan. > > > cheers, > > > > > > > > > Johnny VR2XMC > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htm> > > > > > > -- 73 de James K2QI President UNARC/4U1UN ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
