Spotted this at the Kingston LIDL it is an adjustable temperature soldering station priced at £8.99 even comes with 2 small 10g reels of solder, a sponge and a spare flat tip. 100 to 500 deg adjustable.
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yusszn
3 Feb 16#1
Any good?
whydoiwastemytimehere
3 Feb 161#2
trouble with these are getting the replacement tips. Otherwise a very good deal.
aLV426
3 Feb 16#3
Good price, haven't used it so can't comment on how good it is. What about replacement tips?
I don't think this has ESD protection so it's not the best for hobbyists
aLV426 to kester76
4 Feb 162#12
Actually it depends on your hobby... ESD won't matter if you are etching wood... ESD won't matter on valve amps, in fact I doubt you could actually use this on a board that is susceptible to ESD given the wattage and the physical tip size...
ttrltd
3 Feb 16#11
At £8.99 it is obviously for hobbyist if you want a professional Weller with ESD then go spent £100
aLV426
4 Feb 16#13
Seriously?
gobby0091
4 Feb 16#14
absolute **** had 2 parkside soldering irons both different models both crap you would do a better job with a clipper lighter.for an extra tenner u can get a hakko knock off from ebay with 5 diff tips its what i did.
melted
4 Feb 161#15
Apparently tips for the Duratool D00803 fit. about 99p on cpc.
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http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/soldering-station-48w-adjustable-temperature-8-99-lidl-parkside-25th-jan-2374289
http://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d00803-b8-1/spare-tip-d00803/dp/SD01785
From a previous years thread:-