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Anonymous Wed Sep 18 10:45:47 2013 No.526089 [DELETED]

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I have 3 questions concerning what to buy. I'm sorry to be a pain in the ass, but I did a lot of research and came up with nothing. Everyone keeps saying different shit all over the web, so I'm completely lost here.

I'm wishing to buy a:

>Soldering station.
I want a reasonably good one, for probably around the 50-60 euro's

>Multimeter.
Doesn't have to be top notch, just safe. I was thinking about this http://www.amazon.com/Extech-EX330-Autoranging-Multimeter-Thermometer/dp/B000EX0AE4)) I have NO experience on multimeters whatsoever, I just dont want one to blow up in my face.

>Glue gun
One that is fairly cheap, but not too shit. Maybe something around the 20 euro (?) since I wont be using it a lot. I used a cheap glue gun before (was like 10 euro) and it was so fucking shit, it just didnt work AT ALL

>Small tool kit (maybe)
Isn't that nessecairy for me, but it'd be handy since I don't have small tools and stuff laying around.

I'll be doing some small repairs over time (repairing computers, electronic devices, maybe fuck around making my own circuits or something). I have a reasonable amount of experience with soldering, I know the basics of it, not a lot more. I have no idea about multimeters though, or glue guns. My maximum budget is something around the 100-120 euro. Sorry for the unoriginal wiki pic.

Thanks a lot.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 10:52:46 2013 No.526093 >Soldering station. Pick up a Hakko that fits your needs. Decent and cost effective. >Multimeter. Pick up an Extech that fits your needs.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 11:13:16 2013 No.526104 >>526093 >Hakko >50-60 euro Not finding any Hakko soldering stations for that price. >Extech I'll go with the Extech EX330 then.

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Muh Videogames Wed Sep 18 12:12:51 2013 No.526121

>>526089
that multimetter is good enough however just remember that multimetters explode in your face when you do not understand how to use them so start reading about AC and DC voltage and also how the right way to measure Voltage and Current

Get a Hakko FX888 analog, even if you have to save for it , do not get the digital one

Any glue gun is good they all do the same which is heat up so they can smelt the silicon, get a big one, do not get the small ones they are a pain in the ass and you will be fine

>>	Muh Videogames Wed Sep 18 12:21:22 2013 No.526124 Op look at this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_PbjbRaO2E you do not need all of what he says however 80% of the stuff he mentions its quite usefull when dealing with electronics, its a good starter guide,

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 12:23:53 2013 No.526126 >>526121 >>526124 Thanks for the advice, the Hakko FX888 analog is almost triple my budget though.. Aren't there any other Hakko's out there that'll do with my budget? And thanks for the video, it'll come in handy for sure.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 12:54:20 2013 No.526138 >>526121 >triple sorry for being retarded. I can't find the analog anywhere though, since its discontinued.

>>	Muh Videogames Wed Sep 18 12:57:53 2013 No.526141 >>526138 yeah it is, however thats part of why its the best, if i were you i would to save up and keep looking for it, otherwise just get another hakko but try to make sure it has a variable analog control for the temperature

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:12:20 2013 No.526343 >>526126 Get a second hand 926, if you can find one.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 18 22:15:51 2013 No.526345 >>526126 Oh, also, deal extreme sells the Hakko FX888 for like $100 US with free world wide postage. I hear they are legit units made for the Chinese domestic market.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 19 03:10:20 2013 No.526443 building guitar pedal what's a good site for parts like resistors and whatnot? I've done it before but completely forgot the site I used.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 20 15:50:21 2013 No.527037 >>526345 They're not.

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Anonymous Fri Sep 20 19:52:21 2013 No.527118
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I got a 936 clone a while back. It's good, it gets the job done. As far as I can tell the only difference between it and the original Hakko version is that the terminals on the block are soldered instead of screwed on and the motherboard's smaller. You should be able to get one for maybe €30 max. Heats up fast, cools down fast, haven;t had any issues with the tip yet.

As for multimeters... outside of college I use a Minipa ET-1700. It was embarrassingly cheap. I mostly just use it as a continuity tester but I've checked it against proper multimeters and it seems to be pretty accurate for voltage and current readings. The probes are pretty low quality, they seem to pick up noise off each other very easily, but they work once you can keep them still for a second. It pretends to also be a capacitance tester but I am very much doubtful of that claim.

I;ve very cheap, though. You could probably do a lot better.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 24 12:26:04 2013 No.528914 >>527037 This. >>527118 I hope I can, I really want to get something from the brand hakko, but I can't find anything in europe.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 24 13:38:49 2013 No.528932 >>526443 depends where you are digikey mouser

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Anonymous Tue Sep 24 16:20:14 2013 No.528989

>>528914
Hakko have a really shitty distributor network in Europe, unless you have one local just forget about it. They're usually also more expensive than in North America/Australia or wherever people keep gushing about them.

The Hakko 936 clones are ubiquitous, can be a bit iffy but mostly work. The cheapest "proper" Weller stations will cost €100-150 more.