[geeks] Q: Affordable soldering station

[Joshua Snyder]

About four years ago I bought a Hakko FX888D and it's been doing great 
job in my projects since then.

		Josh

On 12/2/2018 10:20 PM, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> Years and years ago I bought a Hakko 936 solder station, and have never 
> once regretted it or thought about selling it on eBay.BB  I have no idea 
> what Hakko has today that would compare, but if you find a 936 in good 
> shape, it will serve you well.
> 
> --K
> 
> On 2018-12-02 22:35, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I find myself looking to put together a few amateur radio and computer 
>> replica
>> kits I've purchased recently, and to do so I think I'll need and I want
>> something better than my 20 year-old Radio Shack 25 watt soldering iron.
>>
>> All I'll be soldering are hookup wires to jacks & plugs, along with 
>> thru-hole
>> components (nothing surface mount).
>>
>> I'm thinking a 40-50 watt adjustable iron/station, but that's just a 
>> guess.
>>
>> Suggestions? I'd prefer to stay under $100, closer to $50 - I don't 
>> expect to
>> do much soldering in the future beyond the odd connection or two after 
>> these
>> kits are together.
>>
>> (I was able to put together a Replica 1 Apple 1 clone with my old 
>> Radio Shack
>> soldering pencil, but it seemed my iron was under-powered.)
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