Soldering station recommendation in preparation for building a K1

[Reuben Popp]

I built my K2 with an old Weller TC-202 I have here; it's my "go to" iron
for most of my projects. That iron was "gifted" to me after serving hard
time at the local community college.  It's not super pretty, but it still
works and well at that.  You would be hard pressed to find a better deal
IMO.  One can generally pick them up on eBay for ~45 or more in working
condition.  Great iron, and as with most things Weller, one can still
always find parts out there.

HTH
Reuben
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[Stephen Shearer]

I use a WELLER SOLDERING STATION -- MODEL WTCPN 60 watt
BUT my REAL recommendation is to get Kester 62, 36, 2 Sn, Pb, Ag solder.
  It can be had in 1# AND smaller packs.  It DOES a great job.  The 2%
silver is what makes it work super...

73, Steve WB3LGC

On 24-Jan-16 4:04 PM, Reuben Popp wrote:

> I built my K2 with an old Weller TC-202 I have here; it's my "go to" iron
> for most of my projects. That iron was "gifted" to me after serving hard
> time at the local community college.  It's not super pretty, but it still
> works and well at that.  You would be hard pressed to find a better deal
> IMO.  One can generally pick them up on eBay for ~45 or more in working
> condition.  Great iron, and as with most things Weller, one can still
> always find parts out there.
>
> HTH
> Reuben
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