Hey all,
I have a Tenma model 21-7935 soldering station and it's currently not working. I can adjust the temperature, but the iron never gets up to temp. According to customer reviews on the website, it looks like this iron has a reputation for the heating element opening up which I'm guessing is what's happened here. Just like people have said in the customer reviews, I haven't even gone through one damn tip yet!
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has this station and had a similar problem or gotten a lot of use out of it. I bought it because it was a pretty good buy with a discount as posted here on the forum quite a while back. My first thought is to see if maybe there is different but compatible iron I can buy for the station or if I'm better off in the long run with buying a different station. What really sucks is that I was just starting a cap kit when this happened. I suppose in a pinch I could go buy a tip for my shitty rat shack iron to get me through this repair while looking for a solution.
I have a Tenma model 21-7935 soldering station and it's currently not working. I can adjust the temperature, but the iron never gets up to temp. According to customer reviews on the website, it looks like this iron has a reputation for the heating element opening up which I'm guessing is what's happened here. Just like people have said in the customer reviews, I haven't even gone through one damn tip yet!
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has this station and had a similar problem or gotten a lot of use out of it. I bought it because it was a pretty good buy with a discount as posted here on the forum quite a while back. My first thought is to see if maybe there is different but compatible iron I can buy for the station or if I'm better off in the long run with buying a different station. What really sucks is that I was just starting a cap kit when this happened. I suppose in a pinch I could go buy a tip for my shitty rat shack iron to get me through this repair while looking for a solution.
