heres what i have and i like it just fine. i wish it had some sort of display though.
http://cgi.ebay.com/936-12-Hakko-So...in_0?hash=item5acdd857f9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
the next soldering station i buy however, will have some sort of display. LED or whatever.
probably wont buy a HAKKO next time, but just to try something different.
i like it when they advertise ESD safe. electro static discharge i think.
a little bit ago, i was working on a G07 with a blown fuse. the big grey cap had NOT been discharged and when my iron got near the fuse holder there was this quick blue arc that zapped the iron i was holding !
didnt feel a thing and the iron kept working ! boy was i lucky.
that woulda bit me hard.
the line in the air was thick !
i was looking at your ebay choices and what i thought was this. go down to your local pawn shop and get yourself a cheap/used vacuum pump. hook up a long hose to it and use it to suck away your molten solder. you can invent some sort of solder trap so the little solder drops dont get sucked up into the pump, ruining it.
i use an old neon shop vacuum pump and it makes de-soldering a joy !
also, since im a soldering smoke wimp, get a cheap window fan to suck the air around you outside. i attached a 2 foot long, large diameter hose to the fan and aimed it at my soldering area. dont pick your nose and eat it either ! keep drinks covered when you are soldering and wash your hands.
i try to keep my work zone a "static free environment".
use an ESD mat with a wrist band. put your PCB's in anti static bags.