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Originally Posted by Radio Wrangler
They were using one at work when I joined. The 80W was a joke. The heater might do that, but heat flow was poor down to fine tips.
So I took in one of my Metcals. The difference startled them. Easy to use, plenty of power where you actually use it. Cost more, tips cost more and aren't terribly long lived unless you are careful not to leave them on.
David
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With a lot of surface mount soldering on the horizon, I realised that my now-obsolete Weller WTCP wasn't man for the job.
So I (with weeping wallet) have just sprung for a Metcal GT90-HP-T4 . These seem to be a thing of beauty. Punishingly accurate temperature contol, and a real 90W from the tiny iron.
And they get around the leaving it on problem by having a motion sensor in the handle; you set a time to switch the iron off when the handle is stationary during set up. But since it is induction heated it (apparently) heats back up again in just a couple of seconds when you pick it back up.
With a couple of tips, the thick end of £450.
I'm quite excited!
Craig