Egad! Are they still around? Decades ago we used to make "variable temperature" irons plugging a conventional iron into a Variac. The ARRL handbook included a piece on using a (then new) lamp dimmer to vary the power to a conventional iron.
I can say for from experience that the Hakko has a temp sensor and is variable temperature. It is spec'd at maintaining idle tip temperature within 1 degree C. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- One point not mentioned earlier is that there's a difference between "temperature control," where the tip contains a sensor and soldering stations advertised as "variable temperature." The better stations contain a tip temperature sensor. It's easy to be deceived in purchasing the wrong type of station based on unusually low price and the wording used in an ad. Paul, W9AC ______________________________________________________________ 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
