How many people love the WESD51?
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Weller WESD51?
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kklee
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I used an old Weller WTCPT station for over 30 years and was very happy with it. Then a local electronics store had the WESD51 on sale last year, so I thought it was time for an upgrade and bought it. It was definitely a very worthwhile upgrade. The temperature control is a nice feature to have.
Gross
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I havent used that Iron, as I have used Edsyn Irons for years. The one I use at home is the Edsyn Loner 951SX which I love. On the road (I install professional AV systems, and travel a lot) I use my CL1080 with its Portable Base and both have held up great for years.
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I was looking at one of these, and, I couldn't really see why it was worth more $$$ than the non-digital WES51
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i use a WES51 and love it
budx3385
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got one - love it - but I would still like to try the Metcal
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Our undergrads bought the WES51 and use it on daily basis. It's too small for my hand, temperature control is a pain (have to reset every time it goes into sleep mode), and it's not powerfull enough even for not-so-thick ground plane. I'm using it solely for SMT.
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