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It heats up quickly and can handle continuous soldering for over an hour of work. It is easy to hold onto, and doesn't burn my hands like my iron at home. We have two soldering stations; both have temperature control and are rated for about the same temperature.
It can be set up to have the stand attached to the base on either side, or to be freestanding. I plan on getting one of these soldering stations for myself to use at home ASAP.If you can't afford this one I would recommend the Weller Analog version, which I used while going to school, and loved as well. The fact that it iron itself is grounded is nice for any static sensitive applications.
I am currently working for a company where I need to do some serious soldering on both through hole and surface mount circuits. The tip on it has lasted for a very long time, and comes nice and clean every time tin it.
Of the two the Weller Digital is the only one I use anymore. I like the digital display because in my case I work with some sensitive components that can't take much more than 250 degC (480 degF) and others that I need to use high temperature solder that doesn't flow until it hits about 350 degC (660 degF).
I have found a temperature around 550 works good for typical 60/40 solder on average jobs as i typically like a hotter iron. If your spending this much on a solderin iron you probably know how to take care of the tip but its very important otherwise it will oxidize and you wont be able to solder anything no matter how high the temperature is set. I was able to use this iron at my workplace before deciding to purchase one for myself. For years I used a weller 25 watt pencil iron that was probably 20 years old and I was quite happy with it however I felt I was ready for something a little better. I'm glad I invested in getting this vs another standard pencil iron. The pencil itself is small and lightweight and very easy to manuever. Comes up to temperature very quickly and reponds quickly when you adjust the temp with the control unit.
A pleasure to work with and seems to be made well with a quality feel. This iron wont replace a 130 watt gun for the large jobs but overall definetly 5 stars.
I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of heat transfer I could get with the small tips. This setup has an adjustable temp from 350-850 degrees F.
I am an electronics technician by trade and also do repairs and fabrication stuff in my spare time at home. I cant imagine what I would need to solder up in the 7-800 degree range.
The manual doesnt go into too much detail about this but basically you want to keep the tip cleaned and tinned before and after each joint. I really wasnt sure if this iron would be able to do some of my larger tasks like splicing 12-14 gauge wires due to the amount of heat required but once you set the iron to the desired temperature it will remain there no matter what you are soldering.
The cord also wont melt with intermittent contact with the tip.
I am very pleased with the purchase and would recommend this product to everyone. Good temperature control, heats up quickly, reliable, maintains heat when working with large parts/heat sinks/copper pours, and the tips are cheap and plentiful. I've used the same couple of cheap but dependable Radio Shack irons since I was about 12. If you have a plain old iron, it is worth the upgrade to the WESD51. I love this station and you will too. Now 17 years later, I needed something smaller and more temperature controllable for working with lead-free solder and smaller parts.I knew Weller had a great reputation, but I was very concerned that the quality of the cheaper products like the WESD51 might not live up to that reputation. I read a few positive reviews and decided to make the purchase.It's been almost a year and I have used this iron several times for various jobs.
Could be the best I have ever used. I bought this for a small business, we use it to repair cables and build new. It heats up very fast, almost instantly and works very well.
drop a little when the tip is heating material, especially with a heat sink. The temp. The adjustable temp is very accurate.
The low end of this unit is far more than adequate for that. is also lockable if you do not have the need to vary it.My only complaint on this unit would be the sponge. The high end is great for quickly heating objects with greater mass.
This soldering station has been a dream. range for motherboard repair work. With so many companies going to the brass scrubie, why would a pacesetter like Weller continue to use a sponge.
One can see the temp. I needed an iron with decent temp.
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