looking to buy a reasonably priced solder station?

[deadastronaut]

ive been looking around on ebay at solder stations...my cheap old soldering iron gave up on me last night...

i want one that is reasonanbly priced, and has reasonably priced replacement tips available.........

any recommendations?.i was looking at these...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50w-Soldering-Station-Iron-Adjustable-Temperature-New-/370414838261?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item563e71e1f5

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electrical-Solder-Station-40W-245090-/330535130276?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item4cf56dd4a4

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/28020-Analog-Soldering-Station-150-480-C-60W-EU-Plug-/260835104878?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item3cbafbd86e

what do you think?...good price it seems, anyone got one of those?...i like the idea of the bottom one with on/off switch.....cheers rob.



edit:  nevermind, i just bought the top one, and got the guy to throw in 3 spare tips for free......through a bit of haggling...ha ha...

[harmonic]

Good deal! Can't go wrong at that price. I've been looking at those models recently. I'd be interested in a wee review when it arrives!

[deadastronaut]

sure, no probs...

[joegagan]

i bought a similar 20 US dollar unit, i have to crank the heat WAY up but it works. will let you know how well the tip holds up. also , cheap soldering irons seem to fail internally a lot as well.


quote
A big step up from the basic soldering iron, and much safer, our soldering station features continuously variable power between 5-40W, a 1.5mm pointed tip thin enough to use on surface-mounted components, a 4-foot cord, padded grip, iron holder, built-in cleaning sponge, and a stand-alone controller with a 5-1/2" x 4-1/2" footprint and a power switch. Grip is padded with a 3/16" dia shank. From Stahl Tools" for hobbyists, do-it-yourselfers and students.
   94047 5-40 WATT VARIABLE SOLDERING STATION    
$19.95 EACH


NOTE, i just went to stahltools.com ( the link in the owners manual) to see about replacement tips, no longer a  working website. hope i can get tips for this sucker!

[joegagan]

came from :

http://www.sciplus.com/index.cfm

American Science & Surplus

[deadastronaut]

 hi joe, thats cool for $20.00 ....

i made sure they did spare tips first!...don't want to be left with a dust collector and wangled 3 spares out of him,..


i had to get a new one anyway, mine was old n shit...and it finally died last night so.....

i'm looking forward to getting it...sad eh?..but new toys n all that...

[jayp5150]

i bought a similar 20 US dollar unit, i have to crank the heat WAY up but it works. will let you know how well the tip holds up. also , cheap soldering irons seem to fail internally a lot as well.


quote
A big step up from the basic soldering iron, and much safer, our soldering station features continuously variable power between 5-40W, a 1.5mm pointed tip thin enough to use on surface-mounted components, a 4-foot cord, padded grip, iron holder, built-in cleaning sponge, and a stand-alone controller with a 5-1/2" x 4-1/2" footprint and a power switch. Grip is padded with a 3/16" dia shank. From Stahl Tools" for hobbyists, do-it-yourselfers and students.
   94047 5-40 WATT VARIABLE SOLDERING STATION    
$19.95 EACH


NOTE, i just went to stahltools.com ( the link in the owners manual) to see about replacement tips, no longer a  working website. hope i can get tips for this sucker!

I have the same iron. Looks like Parts Express still has tips.

I got mine when they first released it and it was $15!

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=374-102

[defaced]

http://www.mpja.com/viewallpict.asp?dept=444
Two years old and still on the same tips