I'm moving away from a lenk L40 handheld soldering iron to a new model. Over the years I've been in electronics (~3) I've heard about how temperature control is important and a good heating capacity.
I'm trying to compare these two and notice that the Weller Has an analog temperature control which I don't mind at all, and a wattage rating.
The hakko on the other hand is digital but didn't specify wattage. Now the deal with the wattage is that I believe is like the led vs filament or Flourescent bulb issue. Consumers tried to compare Leds vs fluorescentes via their wattage rather than their lumens. So I think wattage is not what I should look at but rather the max temp achieved.
The Weller seems to reach 900F with 5 positions where I think the first and last are 5 and 40w.
The hakko does the same temperature.
So I'm not sure what else to compare. The price point is way different but if there were a real difference in favor of the digital I would go for it.
I'm trying to compare these two and notice that the Weller Has an analog temperature control which I don't mind at all, and a wattage rating.
The hakko on the other hand is digital but didn't specify wattage. Now the deal with the wattage is that I believe is like the led vs filament or Flourescent bulb issue. Consumers tried to compare Leds vs fluorescentes via their wattage rather than their lumens. So I think wattage is not what I should look at but rather the max temp achieved.
The Weller seems to reach 900F with 5 positions where I think the first and last are 5 and 40w.
The hakko does the same temperature.
So I'm not sure what else to compare. The price point is way different but if there were a real difference in favor of the digital I would go for it.