
I have been soldering at the component level since 1975. I was trained in the US Army in precision soldering. I have tried almost every type of soldering/desoldering station on the market. As a field engineer I have to say that the most useful, reliable, reproducible and portable soldering system is the Weller 5037S 45W element combined with the 7400. Grounded handle and PL113 chisel tip. I also have a box I made with ground and a parallel diode that turns a 45 watt cell into a 23 watt cell at the push of a button. I can do anything with it from 100 pin flat microchips to heavy mass soldering, and it folds into a suitcase that I can carry in one hand.

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