<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi,<br><br></div><div>I haven't used a soldering iron since the late 1970s.I have nearly all the tools I expect I'll need for the hardware session, but not a working soldering iron. <br></div><div><br>I want to buy myself a reasonably good fit for this sort of assembly without going over the top. I'll probably get one of the surplustronics range from <a href="http://www.surplustronics.co.nz/categories/104-soldering-irons-stations">http://www.surplustronics.co.nz/categories/104-soldering-irons-stations</a> but which one?<br><br></div><div>I'd be grateful for any advice.<br><br></div><div>Regards<br><br></div><div>Bruce<br></div><div><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 7:57 PM, Onno Benschop <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:onno@itmaze.com.au" target="_blank">onno@itmaze.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">When we do group soldering activities we approach the local Scout group and negotiate the loan of their gear.</p>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 24 Dec 2014 11:49, "Carl Karsten" <<a href="mailto:carl@nextdayvideo.com" target="_blank">carl@nextdayvideo.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">If you are travelling from the US, the rule for carry on is "no tools" and you do not want to get into a debate about what is and isn't a tool, it is like arguing with a troll. <br><br>If I liked my soldering iron enough that I wanted to bring it, I would check it. <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 9:20 PM, Bruce Clement <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bruce@gnuzealand.com" target="_blank">bruce@gnuzealand.com</a>></span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span>On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Mark Foster <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mark.foster@lca2015.linux.org.au" target="_blank">mark.foster@lca2015.linux.org.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Another vote for Surplustronics, definately worth looking at. Jaycar
aren't bad, but (dare I say it) they're a lot more like DSE used to
be, than they used to be.<br>
<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>Jaycar also seem not to be strong on low prices.<br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
<a href="http://www.surplustronics.co.nz/" target="_blank">http://www.surplustronics.co.nz/</a><br></div></blockquote><div><br><br></div><div>To save search time on their site: <a href="http://www.surplustronics.co.nz/categories/104-soldering-irons-stations" target="_blank">http://www.surplustronics.co.nz/categories/104-soldering-irons-stations</a> <br></div><span><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
Note their address is 520 Queen St; not 'Upper Queen St' which is on
the other side of Karangahape Rd. It's probably a 20 minute walk to
the venue from there.
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(DSE themselves are a joke these days, in case anyone was wondering;
I say this as a former employee...)<span><font color="#888888"><br>
<br></font></span></div></blockquote><div><br><br></div></span><div>DSE is no-longer a ham / hobbiest outlet and hasn't been since the supermarket chain that owned it decided to repurpose it. <br></div><br clear="all"></div><span><br>-- <br><div>Bruce Clement<br><br>Home: <a href="http://www.clement.co.nz/" target="_blank">http://www.clement.co.nz/</a><br>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/Bruce_Clement" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/Bruce_Clement</a><br><br>"Before attempting to create something new, it is vital to have a good <br>appreciation of everything that already exists in this field." Mikhail <br>Kalashnikov<br></div>
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