Buy Weller WTCPT 60 Watts/120V Temperature Controlled Soldering StationWeller WTCPT 60 Watts/120V Temperature Controlled Soldering Station Product Description:
- Unique closed loop temperature control protects sensitive components
- Ferromagnetic sensor in tip controls temperature, so no adjustment is required
- Most tips available in three standard temperature ranges (600 F, 700° F, 800° F) for maximum control
- Lighted rocker switch indicates on-off status
- Pencil uses PT series tips
Product Description
Weller WTPCT Soldering Station - 60 Watt Temperature Controlled. PU120T power unit, TC201T soldering pencil, PH1201ESD stand and sponge. UL Listed
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
The best there is
By Dale T. Hostetter
I solder about 300charms a day and this has made my life so much easier. The 1/16 tip is perfect and the heat control eleminates all guesswork and the ease of ues of the iorn is just a joy! I like it so much, I'm ordering another. Everything is so convenient and easy to hand to use on this station that it saves a lot of wasted motion. The BEST!!!!!Karen Hostetter
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Can hardly be improved upon, without paying a lot more...
By grickerd
This kind of soldering system has been industry standard since the 1950's. I learned to solder to military specifications on one of these stations back in the 1980's and used it in bench repair of avionics equipment for over 20 years. I own several surplus stations that I use in my ham radio hobby at home.In later years I used much more expensive solder stations with higher tech temperature control methods and slimmer pencils, but I found them to be only marginally better, and so much more expensive that I didn't see any need to buy one for home/hobby use. While the more expensive systems have complex configurations that aid some surface mount work, they were not worth the hefty price for regular through-hole and point-to-point soldering.The tips are readily available, in a considerable variety, and are very reasonably priced. The other components of the system are also readily obtained and reasonably priced. If you wear out the iron or have some mishap with the cord, repair is not a big deal.The reason I am taking off one star is the current physical packaging. The earlier WTCPN station was taller and heavier, with the sponge and iron holder integrated into the top. That configuration was superior because the base was heavy enough to stay put in the course of removing and replacing the iron, and swiping the sponge.There is a set of keyed slots on the WTCPT that enable the iron holder to be fastened solidly to either side of the power unit, but access to the sponge is obstructed from one side. In practice, a quick side to side swipe is normally used to clean the tip, and this is not possible with the sponge blocked from one side or the other by the power unit.The customer image that shows the iron holder perched on top of the power supply is a great idea, but I would secure it in place with cable ties or some other means, so that it doesn't go skittering off when being used.This is a tried and true tool for soldering, at a very reasonable price.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.The best soldering iron I have ever used
By Vernon A. Miller
I've been in the electronics business for a long time and have had the same Weller WTC iron for at least 25 years. The current WTCPT station is basically the same thing as what I have; the technology has not changed at all. Mine has been dropped, rolled over by chairs, stepped on, and used for literally hundreds, if not thousands, of hours, under all types of conditions. It has never failed to perform.I know that my iron is an older version, but I also use the current WTCPT model enough so that I think it's equivalent in quality and function to my old one.I like the fact that it's simple; the power supply is really just a 24VAC 2A transformer, nothing fancy, and the temperature control is very simple (it relies on the fact that when you heat a magnet to a certain temperature, called the Curie point, it loses its magnetism, and when it cools below that point, it becomes a magnet again). So not much to go wrong.One thing I really like is that the element can put out a lot of heat when needed. That means it heats up quickly (it's fully ready to go in 30 seconds or less) and, more importantly, it can deliver enough heat to cleanly solder large expanses of copper or joints with large wires. I've soldered some things with it that I thought for sure I'd need to drag out a soldering gun to tackle.I have other irons, including a variable temperature-controlled one, two hot-air SMD stations, and a few soldering guns (Weller 8200s) but I use the WTC for all of my day-to-day work. I'd recommend it highly to anyone who needs a supremely reliable workhorse soldering iron.
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