Re: Soldering irons: made in America but designed in Russia?

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From: ian field
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:37

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"Joerg" <notthisjoergsch@removethispacbell.net> wrote in message 
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> William Sommerwerck wrote:
>> I don't know which brands you're referring to, but I've owned EDSYN
>> (Engineering Dedicated To Suit Your Needs!) irons for 20+ years, and they
>> don't look anything like that.
>>
>>
> ... and wherever in the world I happened to be, there were always those 
> Weller stations. Antex? Never seen it, never heard of it. Strange, ain't 
> it?
>

The weller irons were once the best money could buy - then they got took 
over by cooper tools, since then the bean counters reduced the thickness of 
the iron plating so the bit oxidises in the barrel, "freezing" in and 
impossible to remove without damaging the element.

Years ago I bought a new weller - the stat lasted nearly 2 weeks before 
welding closed, they sent me a replacement FOC which lasted nearly a month 
before also welding closed - unfortunately I was away from my bench at the 
time and it burned out the element, I've been using Antex irons ever since, 
they usually last at least 5 years as long as the bit is replaced at the 
proper interval and I can buy at least a 30 year supply of Antex irons for 
just the weller (not including transformer base) iron.

I'd only use weller again if it was free (and I was allowed to keep an Antex 
on standby for when the weller packs up).

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