it feels like Weller doesn't really have anything to offer with their soldering equipment other than being cheaper than JBC

kinda regretting going with a Weller when we were asked to spec some nicer soldering equipment than a hakko fx-888d for the lab
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it's not like, significantly *worse* than JBC but there are things that are just annoying about it

like instead of doing what JBC does and sensing when you put down the iron with a magnet and a reed switch, it's an accelerometer and a timer, a much less elegant solution
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