I have the combo unit including solder. I do not have any other experience with any high-end ware but I can say that this unit does all I need and does it well.
On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 7:17 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 11/13/18 7:38 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote: > > > Instead, I use two pencil-type irons, one in each hand, working under > > a stereo microscope. The tips are much better, and manipulating each > > tip independently provides great control of what's going on. Only > > drawback is that if you want to use a fancy, expensive iron, now you > > get to buy two of them. If you're tempted by a soldering station with > > two or more outputs, make sure that it can drive both simultaneously. > > There are dual-output stations that have two outputs but can only run > > one at a time, as well as ones which can drive two irons at once. > > After seeing the video on the ZD-985 some years ago on Dave's EEVBlog: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft50m8UU5WQ > > I've been wondering if it's a worthwhile tool. Does anyone have one of > these things? > > --Chuck > >
