Finally my old Maplin Soldering Iron station has given up. Not mine in the picture :)
Thought it was time to upgrade to a Weller
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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: 28 Apr 2026 10:02 Finally my old Maplin Soldering Iron station has given up. Not mine in the picture :)
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Thought it was time to upgrade to a Weller
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Surely fixing your old one would be a good little project :)
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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...
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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: 28 Apr 2026 10:33 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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I hear ya.Icky wrote: 28 Apr 2026 10:35I do intend to fix it so I can use else where from my main station location, however time is the issue.rubber_jonnie wrote: 28 Apr 2026 10:33 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...
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