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Let's see your soldering station! (pics and poll)

carrots, or not?

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#22
sjrash said:
What models do you recommend?
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I have a Weller WES51 like the one that CatSquare posted an image of. Like B-string said, variable temperature iron is a must. For to-chassis soldering, I use a Weller W100P.

You also want: solder wick desoldering braid, a silicone or teflon tipped solder sucker, some Kester lead/tin solder (none of that lead free stuff), solder paste, dental picks and scrapers, needle nose pliers and snips, heat shrink tubing. A smoke absorber/fan like the Weller WSA350 is nice. Good lighting.

Things can get expensive fast.
 
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Delco radio assembly soldering stations, pre WWII.

Delco Radio assembly.jpg
 
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#31
beans-on-toast said:
I have a Weller WES51 like the one that CatSquare posted an image of. Like B-string said, variable temperature iron is a must. For to-chassis soldering, I use a Weller W100P.

You also want: solder wick desoldering braid, a silicone or teflon tipped solder sucker, some Kester lead/tin solder (none of that lead free stuff), solder paste, dental picks and scrapers, needle nose pliers and snips, heat shrink tubing. A smoke absorber/fan like the Weller WSA350 is nice. Good lighting.

Things can get expensive fast.
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I need to purchase a new meter too. Mine stopped working. I need recommendations for them also, but that's a new thread.

..... and I though I was going to save some money working on my own equipment.
 
#32
beans-on-toast said:
My wife confiscated a couple of my boom mic stands and uses them for hanging laundry while it dries. It's actually a good idea. Not so good when I need them.
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LOL, I have one of those huge Atlas booms on wheels, that I use for things like hanging a trouble light while working on something in the garage, or when painting walls in the house.
 
#34
sjrash said:
I need to purchase a new meter too. Mine stopped working. I need recommendations for them also, but that's a new thread.

..... and I though I was going to save some money working on my own equipment.
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Once you're about $5,000 in............you might :). Next signal generator, scope, dummy load, frequency counter, second maybe third meter, misc leads......
 
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#35
sjrash said:
I need to purchase a new meter too. Mine stopped working. I need recommendations for them also, but that's a new thread.

..... and I though I was going to save some money working on my own equipment.
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I spend way too much on stuff like that. A fluke handheld is nice but expensive.

$100 buys you a much better meter than a $20 one. The low end ones are often not that accurate.
 
#38
sjrash said:
I need to purchase a new meter too. Mine stopped working. I need recommendations for them also, but that's a new thread.

..... and I though I was going to save some money working on my own equipment.
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I am quite happy with my Fluke 115. It's not bargain basement. A problem with the cheap Home Depot type is that their voltage reference drifts as the battery goes down. I can kinda justify buying pro quality gear because I'm running a factory, but I consider a voltmeter to be a "reference" that I can use to check other test equipment including things like the audio output of my PC.

But I have to ask, what's wrong with your meter? I'm betting on the solder joints at the input jacks.
 

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