Goot Soldering Station

I bought a GOOT 240V iron and was disappointed. Temp was very low, when I opened it up to try and tweak the internal trimpot, I discoverted the guts were shoved down the handle so that reassembly was difficult. Thing went bang and I binned it. Low voltage types may be good, though

Roger

Go for the Hakko. You'll be guaranteed to get spares in the future along with a whole range of tips and accesories. The Hakkos are very reliable too, you simply cannot go wrong buying a Hakko.

Anything Jaycar sell will certainly be inferior to the Hakko.

Dave :)

Dunno bout Goot, but if you can find Weller stations in Oz, they won't disappoint. Depending on where you buy, Weller stations can cost a bit more than others, but in my experience they've proven very durable and reliable over the decades.

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Weller has made excellent stuff in the past, though lately their quality has slipped. I'd second the recommendation for a Hakko, we have a 936 in the lab at work and it's excellent.

go for the Hakko 942. The tips are hot-pluggable (pun intentional), and the iron performs almost as well as my Metcal (but cost 10x less). Dynamic thermal response is excellent, as the temperature sensor and heater are right at the probe tip.

Cheers Terry

Hakko or Xytronic both very good and can get spares easily.

Have a Xytronic 988D sitting on my desk , has worked flawlessly.

For tip cleaning , the dry type tip cleaners (look like left overs from turning copper) work well and avoid needing a wet sponge or replacement sponges.

Alex

Alex, does the solder waste stick to the dry tip cleaners? Is it easy to clean the solder from the "swarf", ie shaking it?

Hakko is discontinuing the 936 in favor of one with a digital display, which otherwise looks the same. I found a supplier of what appears to either be an exact copy or the same unit made by Atten in China. The company is Acifica and sells the 936 for about half ($48.00) of what you will find the Hakko. Even the internal parts list for the tips was identical, so I wonder if these folks are making them for Hakko. The parts seem to interchange fine.

Leonard

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lab

Yes. They clean up pretty well. Depends how much excess solder you use.

Alex