[Elecraft] Possible REALLY GOOD BUY on T/C Soldering Stn AND DE-Soldering Stn
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=1prodID=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 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Possible REALLY GOOD BUY on T/C Soldering Stn AND DE-Soldering Stn
Another iron worth considering from Circuit Specialists is the model SR-976. I been using one for 2 years and I'm pleased with it. It's only $40 and rated for 50W input. http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/6438 The holder for the iron can be switched from one side of the control box to the other very easily for right or left handed use. Don't forget the Free DMM they offer with orders of $50. This is a very nice meter. 73/ Bob - W5BIG - Original Message - From: Tom Hammond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 8:03 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Possible REALLY GOOD BUY on T/C Soldering Stn AND DE-Soldering Stn 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=1prodID=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 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Possible REALLY GOOD BUY on T/C Soldering Stn AND DE-Soldering Stn
Hi Folks: Bill Tippett, W4ZV writes regarding the Circuit Specialists soldering station I recently wrote about: Hi Tom, N0SS wrote: T/C soldering station (analog)... http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7307http://www.circui tspecialists.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.htmhttp://www.kiesub.com/hakko936.htm for $82. I bought this unit in February this year to build my K2 and a roofing filter kit (using SMD caps) for my Orion. The invoice I got from Circuit Specialists describes this unit as: CSI-STATION1$34.95 CSI936 SOLDER STATION/CERAMIC HEAT ELEMENT STAND Looks like you nailed the source of this product since 936 appears in its description. I've been very pleased with this unit in building my K2, filter kit and KD1JV's AT Sprint 2 (mostly SMD). A spare heating element was also included with it. If of any identification help, all tips' model #'s are all preceded by the word AOYUE. 73, Bill W4ZV Looks like this might just turn out to be a Hakko-made product... or at least made by the same company which manufactures FOR Hakko. Thanks Bill. For what it's worth, I've shied away from recommending the other CSI T/C station, the Auto-Temp Soldering Iron Station with Ceramic Heater (SR-976N) from Circuit Specialists because a local bought one and two of the three tips which he received were UN-TINNABLE... they were received with some sort of oxidation on them which wee were never quite able to remove without damaging the iron plating on the tips. Other than that, that particular iron worked pretty well, if I recall. With all due respect to those who have had great luck with this (SR-976N) station, I'd personally still go with this newer T/C station. 73, Tom N0SS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
