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Looking to source a suitable soldering iron for doing the delicate soldering on my HO loks... I'm looking for an iron with a small enough tip that is also long enough to reach into some of the spaces found in our "toys!"  Any and all recommendations are appreciated! Would love to source in the US so I don't have to wait for it. Jim
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Search "weller soldering" at ebay. |
Matt
Era 3
DB lokos, coaches and freight cars from across Europe
But I do have the obligatory (six) SBB Krocs
ECoS 50200, all FX and MFX decoders replaced with ESU V4s, operated in DCC-RailCom+ with ABC brake control.
With the exception of the passenger wagens with Marklin current conducting couplers, all close couplers have been replaced with Roco 40397. |
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Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,772 Location: New Zealand
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Originally Posted by: Bigdaddynz  .......or Viessmann equivalent. Viessmann 7822. Sadly, I don't think either of these stations are available ex factory any more, but you might find them on ebay, or a dealer that still has one. Failing that, RS Components has what looks to be exactly the same station. http://in.rsdelivers.com...ation-eu-uk/0186719.aspx
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Joined: 04/12/2006(UTC)
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Location: Doylestown, PA
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Thank you very much for the replies...
Based on the additional information you all gave, I've been able to find what I think will be a suitable soldering station:
"Hakko" model FX-888D
Readily available in the US and has a good selection of tips also available. 110VAC too. Found it for about $92. The vast majority of reviews were positive.
I'll pick one up and hopefully my subsequent solder joints will look a little more professional and be a little stronger!!!
Jim
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I have two Weller solder iron...30 and 60 watt.
For smaller electronic i use 30 watt.
For 60 watt i solder tracks and wires for the digital system. |
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DCC = Digital Command Control
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 Joined: 09/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,971 Location: Somewhere, But Nowhere Near Manchester, England
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Hi,
I purchased a programmable temperature solder iron and stand, whilst at Eurospoor, from a German company who had a stand there. The best thing about it is it has removable tips and they make a variety of different shapes and sizes to suit your needs. I am at work, but if you are interested I can check over the week-end and post relevant details on this post?
Best Regards
Glenn |
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Joined: 09/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,343 Location: Southwest Ohio
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My Weller soldering station has digital temperature read-out in degrees F and C, one button auto zoom to three different (user configurable) temp settings as well as infinite settings to 850 degrees F, auto temp rollback after a user configurable idle time, auto shutoff after a user configurable idle time and changeable tips. It cost me over $300, which may be more than some folks are interested in investing in a soldering iron. As a budget was not stipulated, I thought with ebay he could search for what fit his budget. https://www.amazon.com/W...CCOQ/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hi_1 |
Matt
Era 3
DB lokos, coaches and freight cars from across Europe
But I do have the obligatory (six) SBB Krocs
ECoS 50200, all FX and MFX decoders replaced with ESU V4s, operated in DCC-RailCom+ with ABC brake control.
With the exception of the passenger wagens with Marklin current conducting couplers, all close couplers have been replaced with Roco 40397. |
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Originally Posted by: biotechee Thank you very much for the replies...
Based on the additional information you all gave, I've been able to find what I think will be a suitable soldering station:
"Hakko" model FX-888D
Readily available in the US and has a good selection of tips also available. 110VAC too. Found it for about $92. The vast majority of reviews were positive.
I'll pick one up and hopefully my subsequent solder joints will look a little more professional and be a little stronger!!!
Jim FWIW - I see that Amazon is including a free cutting plier at this time. -George
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Joined: 04/12/2006(UTC)
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I ended up getting the Hakko FX-888D today (ordering it that is). Bought from www.gotopac.com - no affiliation, etc. $92 with free shipping and two additional, free tips. We'll see how she works soon!
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I had a Hakko now for nearly over 20 years, it's looking very sad and falling apart from all the abuse and falls it received however still works perfectly well!! The tips are an important issue and there are plenty of different choices even to solder surface mounted IC's, You'll probably be very happy with it.
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Joined: 23/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 426 Location: Northern California
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The Hakko is a very good choice, if didn't already have a Weller, it's probably the one I would buy too. For anyone wanting to to learn how to solder or to improve your skills, I recommend watching this three part series on youtube: With these tutorials and the basic tools you can be soldering like a pro in no time  Cheers, Gordon
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biotechee, I think it would best suit you to get a Weller soldering iron, preferably around 60W. We have a lot of good looking and improved soldering stations these days but they don’t usually last as long as Weller soldering irons do. As for the length, I think that you’ll have to get a custom soldering tip for this purpose. Usually the soldering irons tips differ in length but this difference is not significant. For extra-long soldering iron tip, you’ll have to get that separately. |
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 Never realized that Märklin had produced a soldering iron! Walter
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Originally Posted by: waorb Never realized that Märklin had produced a soldering iron! Not everything in a Märklin box was produced by Märklin. Soldering stations, smoke generators, screwdrivers, switching mode power supplies, ... |
Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS  |
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Joined: 03/06/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,253 Location: Sydney, NSW
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Originally Posted by: 3rail4life The Hakko is a very good choice, if didn't already have a Weller, it's probably the one I would buy too. For anyone wanting to to learn how to solder or to improve your skills, I recommend watching this three part series on youtube: With these tutorials and the basic tools you can be soldering like a pro in no time Cheers, Gordon Thanks Gordon for this link - the video was very informative and in "Australian" as well - easy to follow. I have the Marklin 70910 soldering station and I believe that it's made by Weller. In the video, Davy recommends the chisel tip to do the soldering and I'd like to know where I can buy this tip to suit the 70910 i.e. the Weller part number. Can someone help me with this? Regards Greg |
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Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS |
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Joined: 03/06/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,253 Location: Sydney, NSW
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Originally Posted by: H0 Thanks Tom, I tried to find this type of thread in the "search" but I wasn't successful - maybe not patient enough. Lokshop show that that have some however Viessmann are out of stock, maybe they are discontinuing them. Regards Greg |
Take it easy . . . . or any other way you can get it !!!!
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