[Noisebridge-discuss] Temperature Controlled Soldering Irons

[Brian Choate]

I have one of these RadioShack soldering iron stations on my bench at
home and I love it. I got it with store credit I had from returning
something else, otherwise I probably would not have gotten it. But I am
happy I did. I end up preferring to work on most things at home instead
of using the basic pen irons at NoiseBridge. Although mine has not seen
the same kind of use and abuse equipment in the space will tend to
endure, so I'm not sure how well it holds up under long-term, high workload.

Just my $.02.

B.

On 11/28/2010 02:22 AM, Jake wrote:
> I read the reviews on the Radio Shack site and they were bad, some of 
> them.  I am going to go out on a limb and say this may not be worth the 
> money, although maybe it is.  They are $80/ea at radio shack, which is a 
> good place to get something that you might have to return to the store for 
> replacement over and over again.  Madell sells them for $67 plus shipping.
>
> I still think we should modify the soldering irons we have already, by 
> adding thermocouples and temperature control to them.  Even if we buy 
> brand-new power supplies (the key to operating our current irons at higher 
> wattage with easy power control) I have been getting ones for $8 which 
> would do it fine.  That just leaves a hank of themocouple wire, a 
> skillshare of simple thermocouple-amplifier boards, and a large capacitor 
> to make the junctions.
>
> Even if it cost as much as the Radio Shock irons, the value to our 
> collective education is priceless (plus we can sell Temperature Controlled 
> soldering irons to other hackspaces for a profit to support the space).
>
> -jake
>
> PS i am serious
> PPS does anyone have some type-K thermocouple wire?
>
> ---- original mess ----
> Michael Shiloh Wrote:
>
> Don, it's up to $80, but I wonder if this is the same model you refer to:
>
> Digital Soldering Station
> Model:64-053   $79.99
>
> On 12/10/2009 02:07 PM, Don French wrote:
>   
>> To be more specific, this is the model that I have and recommend:
>> http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3132686.  It is on
>> sale for $65 right now, a very good deal.  It is a very high quality
>> digital soldering station, made by Madell Technologies, a high-end fab
>> machinery manufacturer.  It is equivalent to Weller and Hakko units that
>> sell for $200 and up. The one thing that Radio Shack screwed up on was
>> not including extra tips or even selling any of them in their stores.
>> However, these tips are available from Madell here:
>> http://www.madelltech.com/nozzles-tips.html.  Search the page for AT201D
>> (Madell's model number).  You can also tell your local RS sales person
>> to order them by calling RSU.
>>
>> -- Don
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Don French <dcfrench at gmail.com
>> <mailto:dcfrench at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     I got a very good temp-controlled soldering station at Radio Shack.
>>
>>     -- Don
>>
>>
>>     On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:43 PM, David Yao <kudegra+nb at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:kudegra%2Bnb at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         I'm looking for a place in SF to get stuff to setup an
>>         electronics bench at work. I want to start with a temperature
>>         controlled soldering iron and controllable power supply. Where
>>         can I get these in SF? Or should I just head to Jameco or Fry's?
>>
>>         -
>>         DYao
>>     
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