Soldering iron regeneration
Sep. 1st, 2011 05:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
johnridleyI just managed to find an eBay seller that had replacement tips for the Radio Shack soldering irons that Duckon owns. Some of the tips are horrendous, way worse than anything you'd call usable, and it frustrates people. Radio Shack sells them for about $6.50 for two, I found 30 of them at a buck each (in Radio Shack packaging). So hopefully our irons will be in good shape next year. I'll also try to monitor and shut off unused irons, that will help prolong their life.
I wouldn't have thought it, but Radio Shack soldering irons seem to be unique; even though they've used the same tips for nearly 20 years, nobody else seems to use that design.
I wish we had 24 Hakko 936 stations but those are $50 each (for Chinese clones) instead of $15. Maybe we'll buy one a year :)
I wouldn't have thought it, but Radio Shack soldering irons seem to be unique; even though they've used the same tips for nearly 20 years, nobody else seems to use that design.
I wish we had 24 Hakko 936 stations but those are $50 each (for Chinese clones) instead of $15. Maybe we'll buy one a year :)
