13-08-2014, 11:15 PM
Quote: the tips are preset for different temperatures - you buy tips based on both their temperature and shape
I would rather buy one tip and select the temperature as required. My ancient Weller EC2001 lets me do that. It has a thermocouple in the tip and reads out temperature on a digital display; turn a switch to read desired temperature which you set with a knob. If I need 850 degrees F for a few seconds, no problem. Other times I keep it around 700. At work I could swap in fine tips for surface-mount parts. Here at home I hope I never see another 0201 resistor.
