Temperature Controlled Soldering Iron

**irving2008** · 18-11-2010

I use a Maplins one N78AR... It 50W, has precision tips, and they stock the spare ones too... on special promo til 24/12/10... not bad for £20

**i2i** · 21-11-2010

Originally Posted by irving2008

I use a Maplins one N78AR... It 50W, has precision tips, and they stock the spare ones too... on special promo til 24/12/10... not bad for £20

I've had about 6 of those before i gave up and bought a better one, none of the six lasted the length of the warranty. Element failure, and yes you've guessed it you can't buy a replacement element. So i bought an N89CZ, which has worked flawlessly for a couple of years now.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=218050

**M250cnc** · 21-11-2010

Thanks for everyone's input.

Time will tell if i made the right choice.

Update got the new iron and it is so good compared to a fixed temperature type, very little black crud that i used to get building up on the old iron.

Phil