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Thought it was time to upgrade to a Weller
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Icky Projects
Re: Icky Projects
Finally my old Maplin Soldering Iron station has given up. Not mine in the picture
Thought it was time to upgrade to a Weller
Thought it was time to upgrade to a Weller
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rubber_jonnie
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Re: Icky Projects
My own Maplin Iron (Not as fancy as yours) is now on duty in France after an iron replacement when the plastics failed.Icky wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:02 am Finally my old Maplin Soldering Iron station has given up. Not mine in the picture
Solder-Station-A55KJ-MAPLIN-60W-LCD-Screen-Precision.png
Thought it was time to upgrade to a Weller
titel-weller-black-edition.png
Surely fixing your old one would be a good little project
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
Re: Icky Projects
I do intend to fix it so I can use else where from my main station location, however time is the issue.rubber_jonnie wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:33 am My own Maplin Iron (Not as fancy as yours) is now on duty in France after an iron replacement when the plastics failed.
Surely fixing your old one would be a good little project
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rubber_jonnie
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Re: Icky Projects
I hear ya.Icky wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:35 amI do intend to fix it so I can use else where from my main station location, however time is the issue.rubber_jonnie wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2026 10:33 am My own Maplin Iron (Not as fancy as yours) is now on duty in France after an iron replacement when the plastics failed.
Surely fixing your old one would be a good little project
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...