[upnick]

Hi All,

Wasnt sure where to post this .......

If any of you are looking for an antex soldering iron i found this listing on ebay many of them on best offer and new .....

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/zxgamer42

 

[Lancashire Fusilier]

Cheap. Are those plug ins to a soldering station or into the mains?

 

[Richard Johnson]

*** They are all mains Irons. The only one that should be considered is the XS25 - it is an excellent Iron at a low price. The others are too small or too big for our needs.

Richard

 

[Lancashire Fusilier]

Yes, the 25 was the one I was thinking of for that under layout job. Would have been handy outside the other day when I had to take out the soldering station to work on my retic!

 

[upnick]

I made an offer on the XS25 and got it for £10.00 + 2.00 postage considering a new tip is around £3.50 not bad,

 

[Richard Johnson]

***Well done - its a nice small Iron phsycally and it feels good to hold, so you will be able to do good work with it.

It usually comes with the best tip for MR (a small chisel type) but if not, do get one as you'll need the larger surface area for rail soldering. The sharp part/edge of the chisel tip is perfect for DCC installation, so its the best of both worlds

Richard

 

[upnick]

Hi Richard,

Yes i've used the XS25 for a while now i bought the one here as a spare (just my luck for the iron to go when all the shops are closed) i use the chisel tip for decoders and a slightly larger one side angled tip for track work.

 

[TonyDaly]

XS25 is an excellent iron. Very neat & tidy. Easy to use.

 

[upnick]

The iron arrived first thing this morning

good service considering i won it on Thursday night