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Weller WMRP RT4 — 1.5mm chisel tip

Posted on June 8, 2013 by robert

Fancy packaging.

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Weller WMRP RT3 — teardown

Posted on May 7, 2013 by robert

As I told you in the previous post, the tip has had it. The plating has eroded away, which makes the tip unusable. Sadly there’s no way to replace just the tip, the perfectly healthy heater has to be trashed … Continue reading →

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Soldering iron tip erosion — Weller WMRP RT3

Posted on May 5, 2013 by robert

I’ve been having difficulty soldering properly with well-established settings for quite some time now. I’ve had to set the temperature to 400°C – just to get borderline decent operation. I measured the temperature as well and it was fine. Looking … Continue reading →

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Weller WSM 1 — teardown

Posted on January 1, 2012 by robert

The power supply is just the usual laptop-brick, so nothing noteworthy there. And there’s really not much inside either.

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Weller WSM 1 Soldering Station — A short review

Posted on September 1, 2010 by robert

Summer is finally over it seems. Yesterday was the first noticeably colder and terribly rainy day and I have a feeling in my gut that I’m already incubating a nasty cold. I got soaked again while riding my bike back … Continue reading →

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