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Weller 5-30 Variable Wattage Precision Grip Soldering Iron Station
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Amazon has Weller 5-30 Variable Wattage Precision Grip Soldering Iron Station (WLSK3012A) on sale for $30.63. Shipping is free.
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Features:
- Variable wattage dial enables you to take on a wider range of applications
- On-board secure safety rest
- Built-in tip holder provides on-board storage
- On-board cellulose sponge tip cleaner
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Amazon has Weller 5-30 Variable Wattage Precision Grip Soldering Iron Station (WLSK3012A) on sale for $30.63. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member akvtest for finding this deal.
Features:
Thanks to community member akvtest for finding this deal.
Features:
- Variable wattage dial enables you to take on a wider range of applications
- On-board secure safety rest
- Built-in tip holder provides on-board storage
- On-board cellulose sponge tip cleaner
Editor's Notes
Written by oceanlake- About this deal:
- Our research indicates that this offer is $10.76 lower (26% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $41.39.
- Refer to the forum thread for discussion of this deal.
- About this product:
- 1 Year Warranty
- About this store:
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
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I have several soldering irons. I do mostly small circuit board soldering. My favorite iron is the MINIWARE TS100. I also have a Pinecil, which I like but prefer the TS100.
If you're looking to do small soldering on circuit boards, there are better options then this one.
The required power to solder should fluctuate constantly, to maintain the proper temperature. When you first contact what you are trying to solder, the iron needs a lot of power to heat things up. When everything is hot, the iron no longer needs as much power.
Having a power knob just means you will always have the wrong amounts of power. Either too little or too much. This is arguably worse than the non temperature regulated irons without a knob, because as a novice how are you supposed to know where the knob should go, when an expert wouldn't know either? You're paying extra for a useless knob, and paying more than irons with temperature regulation. Why buy this?!
You'll either have too low of temperatures from too low of power, or over heat what you are soldering from too high of power.
A person new to soldering needs all the help they can get, a tool like this is a hindrance to learning. At a minimum the iron any novice buys should offer temperature regulation. It doesn't need to be adjustable even, but the iron should be able to regulate to an ideal temperature, around 650-700 degrees F, and hold that temperature. The cost to get a temperature regulated iron over this piece of junk is negligible. There are plenty of temperature regulated irons on Amazon which will do an acceptable job in the sub $50 price range.
The pine64 someone posted in this thread is on par with the irons I use in my electronics lab designing power supplies with regards to temperature regulation, and it's less expensive than this useless Weller.
This iron is a waste of money unless maybe you want to use it for wood burning or other related crafts and not soldering.
That will not work except when the iron is just sitting idle. The temperatures will vary wildly while in actual use, since this doesn't have temperature regulation.
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What I did come here to say is - BUY TIPS! Shortly after spending more for a variety of 8 than my new iron itself cost, the opportunity arose to replace microswitches on two mice in quick succession, keeping them out of the dumpster for a few dimes. Using the right tip makes you feel better at soldering, even if one with enough experience could use a conical tip for anything.
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The required power to solder should fluctuate constantly, to maintain the proper temperature. When you first contact what you are trying to solder, the iron needs a lot of power to heat things up. When everything is hot, the iron no longer needs as much power.
Having a power knob just means you will always have the wrong amounts of power. Either too little or too much. This is arguably worse than the non temperature regulated irons without a knob, because as a novice how are you supposed to know where the knob should go, when an expert wouldn't know either? You're paying extra for a useless knob, and paying more than irons with temperature regulation. Why buy this?!
You'll either have too low of temperatures from too low of power, or over heat what you are soldering from too high of power.
A person new to soldering needs all the help they can get, a tool like this is a hindrance to learning. At a minimum the iron any novice buys should offer temperature regulation. It doesn't need to be adjustable even, but the iron should be able to regulate to an ideal temperature, around 650-700 degrees F, and hold that temperature. The cost to get a temperature regulated iron over this piece of junk is negligible. There are plenty of temperature regulated irons on Amazon which will do an acceptable job in the sub $50 price range.
The pine64 someone posted in this thread is on par with the irons I use in my electronics lab designing power supplies with regards to temperature regulation, and it's less expensive than this useless Weller.
This iron is a waste of money unless maybe you want to use it for wood burning or other related crafts and not soldering.
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At a minimum the iron any novice buys should offer temperature regulation. It doesn't need to be adjustable even, but the iron should be able to regulate to an ideal temperature, around 650-700 degrees F, and hold that temperature.
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I have several soldering irons. I do mostly small circuit board soldering. My favorite iron is the MINIWARE TS100. I also have a Pinecil, which I like but prefer the TS100.
If you're looking to do small soldering on circuit boards, there are better options then this one.
https://pine64.com/product/pineci...ring-iron/ [pine64.com]
Ignore the other poster. The power brick allows you to power the soldering iron, not recharge it. (The Pinecil isn't rechargeable, and doesn't even have an onboard battery.) For the Pinecil, you want a high wattage, PD capable power adapter or power bank. The power adapter doesn't have to be a Pinecil, but you should look for a PD capable 65W adapter, or if you can find (and afford) the new stuff, an EPR PD3.1 capable 140W adapter.
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