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Level42:

--- Quote from: Blanka on August 31, 2009, 10:00:17 am ---RS-Online also delivers an Esra station with their name on it, for much less. They also have a US partner selling stuff. Maybe they sell the iron too.
http://nl.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=0186719&cm_sp=Merchandising-_-Featured-Product-_-0186719
Check the display, button layout and connector. Exactly the same as the Esra, but 60 euro's is a bargain  :laugh:
I enjoy it very much.

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Sorry my friend, but it's NOT the same as the Ersa because it doesn't have the ERSA Iron and it cannot use the ERSA tips. BIG difference. And I only payed about 20 euro's more. Actually, the price you indicate is excluding VAT (which is 19% here)  by the way so it's about the same that I payed for the ERSA when it went on sale at Conrad.

Ersa is relatively well known here, it's a German builder of soldering equipment, everything up to the really large soldering machines. The RDS-80 is a Chinese station, but it's constructed very well indeed and, as mentioned, it does have a real ERSA iron.

And also, the station you indicate is only 50 Watts, the RDS-80 is.....not surprising, 80 Watts.

I'm not saying yours is a poor station, but it's _not_ the same as the Ersa.

shardian:
What is the optimal temp for soldering on boards? I use 650 usually, and get excellent results.

Beretta:

--- Quote from: Level42 on August 31, 2009, 04:50:22 am ---Beretta: do you do the desoldering with that 15 W iron ? Since it's pretty low wattage, you probably don't get the heat build up quick enough on the solder and parts you wish to desolder. Following, you will  keep the iron longer (too long) on there and causing the traces to coil up. Get a proper station if you do it a lot. However, I do have an occasional trace coming up every once in a while too, sometimes you just can't prevent it on those 25+ year old PCBs
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does'nt happen very often, usually when im trying to desolder something with a lot of joints, and you have to go back and forth back and forth to try and wiggle it out.

really the 15 watter is fine for electrics work, i actually prefer it i had a butane soldering iron my sister bought me.. but i felt it was to much and did'nt wanna get my self in trouble with it.

15 watt iron is enough to do the job but less likely to damage something accidentally.
but you're right it's pretty low power so it does'nt work so great for anything big.

RayB:
I have one of those cheap ones with a switch between 15w and 25w. 15w is too low and 25w is too hot, so I keep having to alternate. A good preheat is key though. Needs a good 10 minutes heating up before its hot enough to use.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: shardian on August 31, 2009, 11:12:24 am ---What is the optimal temp for soldering on boards? I use 650 usually, and get excellent results.

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Depends on context.  650 will work on small stuff but if you get a component directly connected to a large ground trace 650 will take 5 minutes.  I tend to stay around 700-725 and move it up when there's a need.

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