Weller redesigns its consumer soldering irons

A lighted soldering iron! That and the "robot arm controlled by brain" would make my soldering station complete. A real third arm.


K4PP

 

I have one for my hurricane ride out team gear. It kept failing. I'll have to get another soon as hurricane season has started for the Atlantic Basin. The headband was hard to adjust and the battery case part of it kept popping the lid off and the batteries fall out. I'll look for a different brand this year.

 

Just get the $5 ones that clip to the bill of your hat. They work fine and cost a lot less.

 

Ok for occasional use, but the batteries are coins and more expensive, not last very long.

TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo

 

Maybe this is what you need? http://currentwear.com/solarhats.html

 

Another bright idea

 

You would have thought Weller would have found someone to narrate their advertising video who can pronounce the 'soldering', especially as it is used about fifty times in a few minutes.
The guy they used seems incapable of sounding the 'l' in soldering.
I'm not sure I want to use a 'soddering' iron.
The temperature controlled PT Series irons are very good but these constant power low wattage irons are a little old fashioned.