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| Nate Nagel 2008-04-02, 9:25 pm |
| Hi all,
got an old Weller TC202 soldering station with a TC201 pencil. I have
no idea how old it is but I liberated it from a trash pile at my
previous employer's when they threw out all the stuff they didn't want
after they stopped fabricating stuff in house and moved to a new office.
Got it out yesterday to mate the adapter plugs to the head unit's
harness for a new radio for the Ugly Truck. Still works like a champ
but the tip is falling out of the pencil; it appears that there's a tube
with an end that is kind of reverse flared that is supposed to hold the
tip, but it doesn't anymore. Anyone have any ideas where I can find a
new one? seems all I can find from DAGS is new tips but no other repair
parts. or should I just try to find a new(er) pencil on fleaBay? I'd
hate to give up on this as I like using it so much more than any plain
old soldering iron that I've ever had, it heats up splices like a big
dog without melting the wires' insulation.
nate
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| Jim Yanik 2008-04-02, 9:25 pm |
| Nate Nagel <njnagel@roosters.net> wrote in
news:ft1cah0hj6@news2.newsguy.com:
> Hi all,
>
> got an old Weller TC202 soldering station with a TC201 pencil. I have
> no idea how old it is but I liberated it from a trash pile at my
> previous employer's when they threw out all the stuff they didn't want
> after they stopped fabricating stuff in house and moved to a new office.
> Got it out yesterday to mate the adapter plugs to the head unit's
> harness for a new radio for the Ugly Truck. Still works like a champ
> but the tip is falling out of the pencil; it appears that there's a tube
> with an end that is kind of reverse flared that is supposed to hold the
> tip, but it doesn't anymore. Anyone have any ideas where I can find a
> new one? seems all I can find from DAGS is new tips but no other repair
> parts. or should I just try to find a new(er) pencil on fleaBay? I'd
> hate to give up on this as I like using it so much more than any plain
> old soldering iron that I've ever had, it heats up splices like a big
> dog without melting the wires' insulation.
>
> nate
>
from GOOGLE;
http://www.action-electronics.com/wewtcpt.htm
what you want is the "barrel nut assembly".
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Jim Yanik
jyanik
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kua.net
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| Nate Nagel 2008-04-03, 3:25 am |
| Jim Yanik wrote:
> Nate Nagel <njnagel@roosters.net> wrote in
> news:ft1cah0hj6@news2.newsguy.com:
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> from GOOGLE;
> http://www.action-electronics.com/wewtcpt.htm
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> what you want is the "barrel nut assembly".
>
sweet. I bow to your superior googling skills. I knew there had to be
someone that still stocked this stuff.
nate
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replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
http://members.cox.net/njnagel
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| Pete C. 2008-04-03, 3:25 am |
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Nate Nagel wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> got an old Weller TC202 soldering station with a TC201 pencil. I have
> no idea how old it is but I liberated it from a trash pile at my
> previous employer's when they threw out all the stuff they didn't want
> after they stopped fabricating stuff in house and moved to a new office.
> Got it out yesterday to mate the adapter plugs to the head unit's
> harness for a new radio for the Ugly Truck. Still works like a champ
> but the tip is falling out of the pencil; it appears that there's a tube
> with an end that is kind of reverse flared that is supposed to hold the
> tip, but it doesn't anymore. Anyone have any ideas where I can find a
> new one? seems all I can find from DAGS is new tips but no other repair
> parts. or should I just try to find a new(er) pencil on fleaBay? I'd
> hate to give up on this as I like using it so much more than any plain
> old soldering iron that I've ever had, it heats up splices like a big
> dog without melting the wires' insulation.
>
Have you looked here? http://www.cooperhandtools.com/weller/index.cfm
Their parts page seems to be under construction, but the contact us page
is working.
Fry's has much of the Weller line, including many parts such as:
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/14...CH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
and
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/17...CH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
BTW, Altavista eats Google for lunch when it comes to search results,
and "Weller parts" comes up with numerous valid hits.
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| Jim Yanik 2008-04-03, 1:26 pm |
| Nate Nagel <njnagel@roosters.net> wrote in
news:ft1fbj0k24@news2.newsguy.com:
> Jim Yanik wrote:
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> sweet. I bow to your superior googling skills.
I really don't have any!
All I typed in was "Weller TC201 iron",and it was on the first page.
> I knew there had to
> be someone that still stocked this stuff.
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> nate
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I'm surprised you can still get tips for them.
I would have thought the trend was towards simpler tips and a temp control
element in the heater element.
Happy soldering!
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Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net
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