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Price: $60.99 - $34.94
(as of Dec 02, 2024 19:41:35 UTC – Details)
This 40 watt Soldering Station from Weller features a quality lightweight pencil iron and a cushioned foam grip with replaceable heating element. This product is ideal for hobbyist, DIY enthusiasts and students.
The high performance analog Weller Soldering Station produces up to 900° F to handle many soldering projects
Variable power control dial adjusts power from 5 watts to 40 watts for accuracy
Quality, lightweight pencil iron with cushioned foam grip provides extended comfort during long term soldering projects
Includes: a Weller certified ST3 iron plated tip for long life and consistent performance, a built in soldering holder to safely rest your pencil, and a cleaning sponge to remove unwanted residue from soldering for next time use
Tested and meets independent safety standards
Customers say
Customers like the quality, value, and ease of use of the soldering station. They mention it works well, feels solid enough, and is an excellent investment for a hobbyist. Some are satisfied with the soldering iron. However, some customers disagree on the heat level, tip quality, and size.
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kght22December 2, 2024
excellent iron for small scale work
excellent iron for small scale work, should last a long time (used to work at a computer store that had several similar irons from weller that were over 20 years old and this iron seems to maintain the production quality of the past). nice and solid, fits in a petty small toolbox along with the gear that goes with it (i grabbed a 16 inch stanley plastic box for about ten bucks). the tip comes pre tinned (someone else mention an issue of a bump on the tip, that is solder, i burned it off almost immediately screwing around with the iron when i got it). if this is your first soldering iron you will need three things to go with it, solder (duh, up to you what you use because that is based on what you are doing with it), flux (also depends on what you are doing with it, but even if you are using rosin core solder you will want to have some flux, it is very needed for proper tinning, most consumer electronics work can be done by coating a surface with flux, loading the tip of the iron with a little solder, and letting the flux do it’s job when the solder touches it, if the surface is larger leave the tip of the iron in contact to heat but the flux will still draw the solder out to cover itself pretty much immediately which just leaves heating to make sure of a solid contact), the third thing you will want is some way to remove the solder. braided copper solder wick is great (braided copper covered in flux, it eats solder for lunch but gets fat really fast, so you go through it fast when you use it and it isn’t cheap) or just a cheap solder sucker (nowhere near as thourough, and you can get into messes that a cheap plunger solder sucker won’t be able to help much with). depends on what you expect to be doing with your “solder sponge”. if you are just going to be salvaging components the sucker is the way to go (i am guessing that you don’t want to buy a dedicated sucker soldering iron, which is overall the best solution over either other solution, but a plunger sucker, who’s only advantage is not costing more money every time you use it). if you are cleaning up small mistakes the wire wick is going to give you the cleanest results. there are also soldering iron style solder suckers that are the best but at least for a one time cost the most expensive, this soldering station can run most iron based suckers with all the same temperature regulation as the iron that comes with the station (it really isn’t much temp regulation so much as wattage, but it is worlds beyond what you get out of just a soldering iron, plugging a cheap old school radio shack soldering iron into the base station that comes in this kit would improve that soldering iron’s performance all by itself).anyway as stated, excellent iron for a hobbyist. could be used for (and frequently has been over the years) professional work, compatible with a large variety of excellent solder tips. i prefer not to include this in my reviews, but it is backed with the industry standard name in electronics and hobbyist standard soldering equipment (weller is extremely old and well respected concerning soldering irons, there are tons of professionals who won’t even consider using another brand for small scale electronics, although lots of others are just fine). in general i would have a hard time not recommending this to someone who is either serious about learning soldering or just needs a new kit on the cheap to get some stuff done.the example i received was exactly as expected and functioned great. i received it on the earliest expected day. it has worked excellent for doing some really simple and basic wire to wire and wire to contact solder joints. currently my usage is no more than hobbyist, but my experience is semi-professional (i’m a pc repair technician by trade, a soldering iron isn’t that big a part of it, but it is an important thing to know and do well), i state that to say that based on my experience with the iron i wouldn’t be afraid to use it every day for hours on end, might need a hair of maintenence but i think it would survive that task for 6 months without much issue other than a tip replacement or three, and likely the handle pad would need replacement. good investment for a pro in a bind, excellent investment for a hobbyist.
nickDecember 2, 2024
Great basic iron
I just solder audio components like guitar wiring or xlr cables and the like. This thing does all that i need. Its simple and does what it says. I have a tip cleaner thats basically a brillo ball in a little holder and first thing i did was melt solder all over the tip and then scrape off the excess. Worked like a charm where another cheaper one i bought was like pulling teeth. It wouldnt heat up, but this one got to temp almost immediately and made soldering easy when it was so difficult with the other iron.
RickDecember 2, 2024
the worked great
plenty of heat
DCDecember 2, 2024
Great beginners iron
I got this to start out soldering on my guitar. I didn’t want to get a cheap iron, and didn’t want to spent $100 bucks on something i really didn’t need. So at $40 this guy was the choice, and the reviews were good for most Weller products, so i gave it a shot. Some things about this guy seems a little cheap though when it arrived, like the plastic construction seems a little cheap, but not flimsy so it’s not too bad, as long as you don’t rough it around too much. The iron holder ( the spiral metal thing) can be a little tedious, and i worry about it falling since it’s just sorta resting in a groove in the plastic. But i haven’t had an issue so it should be ok in the future. I was a little confused by the sponge that came with it since it’s completely flat. “Really?” i thought. But it expands perfectly and sits nice and snug in the little sponge holder.As for soldering, everything went great. It takes a little bit to warm up (i’m really impatient so probably only about 5 minutes depending on the temperature). It comes with a small chisel tip which is great for beginning, since you can easily get a good amount of solder on the tip and not worry about missing what you’re trying to solder. The little heat adjustment knob is a great feature to have as well. I used it on 4 (out of 5) and was able to get sufficient heat to heat up a potentiometer plenty. It’s also great for when you let the iron sit for a bit, since you can turn it down to about 2, and then crank it back up to whatever you were using before and not have to wait as long for it to heat up.This is a great choice for a beginner’s iron if you’re willing to spend the extra money. It’s well worth the investment!
Roger AyotteDecember 2, 2024
Super merci
DukoDecember 2, 2024
Muy buena calidad de terminados.
DanDecember 2, 2024
It is ridiculous that Amazon allows electronic equipment to be sold in UK, and they haven’t even verified that the product has UK connector! The product page nowhere mentioned this the US plugs!
TrojanDecember 2, 2024
I’ve used various models Weller soldering irons since the 1980s. Unfortunately, my last Weller station only lasted 35 years and needed to be replaced.This station is good for home use. It heats up in a reasonable amount of time and the variable heat adjustment works nice. When I use it, I have this station on, it’s running for 6 to 8 hours no problem. A nice bonus of this station is you can plug other irons into the station to take advantage of the variable control.Great value, Weller quality.
Kaszás MilánDecember 2, 2024
Broke at first usage, was provided with US adapter