[stegl]

Originally Posted by cosmith

Thanks for the help...just ordered a couple different tips to try. Amainhobbies sells them for $8 to $9, was the best price I could find.

I do have a 60 watt iron that works for heavy connectors, but it gets too hot and it becomes near impossible to keep the tip clean. I end up unplugging between each joint to cool it a bit. I bought the Hakko to have adjustable temperature/consistent temperature.

That's what I liked about the trigger gun type Weller in dual wattage as they shut down the minute the trigger was released plus the dual wattage. I had the higher wattage Weller and was perfect.

[4*60]

Just an example. These fit my knockoff station.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Pcs-Solde...MAAOSwwTlUoWLm

And I was going to point to the knockoff station but HK now wants $44 US Fedex to ship a $12 soldering station to Canada from Oregon.

[stegl]

The weight comes a lot from the heavy transformer in the unit, its not lite.

[Lazy Ace]

Tried soldering guns never found the tips were capable of holding enough heat to quickly solder large gauge wire and heavy connectors like an iron was. When soldering multiple leads it was a pain if you had to set the gun down to adjust your work then wait till the gun came back up to temp. With an iron it was always ready and up to temp the moment you picked it up. Compared with an iron I found guns heavy and awkward.

Dennis

[stegl]

I had the Weller 550 model gun at 200/260 watts for over45 years until; the trigger switch gave out. It was a winner. If you tried the 100/140 watt yes it may have been slower and not quite adequate .