WEP 982 III Precision Soldering Station Evaluate: Placing the warmth the place you want it

Discovering the finest soldering iron or soldering station is subjective. I can inform you what I like, level you within the route of a good selection, however in the end it’s the way it feels in your hand that issues. I began soldering professionally with an Antex XS25. This straightforward soldering iron had no temperature management. however it was thermally balanced and a pleasure to solder with. However, it shortly burnt by means of suggestions.

For the reason that Antex XS25 I’ve used a slew of soldering iron, good, dumb, sizzling air, soldering weapons and many others. The most recent to cross my bench is the $99 WEP 982 III. A temperature managed ESD protected soldering station with two soldering iron handles, and a collection of suggestions. The guidelines are “sizzling swappable” (pun supposed) and the compact unit seems to be good, however how does it solder?

WEP 982 III Precision Soldering Station

(Picture credit score: Tom’s {Hardware})

To seek out that out I have to put it on the bench and dig out a collection of soldering kits, together with the final of my Maplin kits and a package to stop a Commodore 64 PSU from killing my beloved C64.