Element 14 Australia Fire Sale - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 03, 2024, 02:19:47 am
content: Up to 99% off AU warehouse sale, the spreadsheet is vast:https://au.element14.com/fire-sale?ICID=I-HP-LB-FIRE-SALE-MAR24-WF3616377

author: J-R
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 04, 2024, 11:39:35 pm
content: AU/NZ only.There are some deals at Newark.com, but they were a bit hard to find. Some demo units and a lot of Multicomp Pro house branded enclosures and DMMs.

author: Kirkhaan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 05, 2024, 11:39:29 am
content: I know it’s AU/NZ only, but still: How did you manage to find these discounts?They don’t have a function on their website to search for all SALE articles, do they?Quote from: J-R on May 04, 2024, 11:39:35 pm

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 05, 2024, 12:20:38 pm
content: Quote from: Kirkhaan on May 05, 2024, 11:39:29 amI had a look earlier today but the link Dave posted above wouldn't work for me so I just went to the edited link below and there was an XML spreadsheet available for download. I can't post the file from this device so if you don't have any luck finding it just let us know and I will post a copy from the computer.Quote

author: beanflying
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 05, 2024, 12:39:06 pm
content: I will be good - probablyQuick check and as described not all items are available on the website so you will need to email to buy I guess.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 05, 2024, 11:02:30 pm
content: Quote from: Kirkhaan on May 05, 2024, 11:39:29 amJust search the part number, if it doesn't show up on the website then you need to email them.If it does show up then the discounted price is already there and you can just order it like normal.

author: Kim Christensen
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 06, 2024, 12:47:47 am
content: Quote from: Kirkhaan on May 05, 2024, 11:39:29 amNo, but if you go to the NZ or Aussie version of Newark, you'll see a huge sale banner on the page...I guess if such a sale comes to the EU/Germany you would see something similar:

author: aeberbach
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 06, 2024, 11:28:39 pm
content: $25 gift cards are selling for 50% discount at $12.50! I wonder if they will honor that?And a Weller "Zero Smog EL Kit 1" fume extractor is going for about the same price as the ZOOBLAST or RAFGOO models on Amazon. Thanks for posting, Dave!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2024, 03:07:02 am
content: Weller iron $108https://au.element14.com/weller/t0053298390/soldering-kit-450deg-c-85w-230v/dp/291552002?ost=291552002

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2024, 03:08:42 am
content: Quote from: aeberbach on May 06, 2024, 11:28:39 pmYep, tempting, 15 in stock, $392:https://au.element14.com/weller/ft91012699n/fume-extractor-120va-240v/dp/267862402?ost=267862402Link now not working, so I presume all sold.

author: aeberbach
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 07, 2024, 03:20:15 am
content: 14 now

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2024, 04:18:54 am
content: Quote from: aeberbach on May 07, 2024, 03:20:15 am11 now, couldn't resist.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 07, 2024, 11:38:11 am
content: Need: LowJustifiability: LowerBudget: Positively Arctic (ie below zero)SWMBO reaction: Potential range from "The Look" to Nuclear.This equates to: It became prudent to resist, which I have.

author: tjw
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2024, 07:04:32 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on May 07, 2024, 03:07:02 amHi,Thanks for the link - looks like it can be ordered at the sale price of $108 with an expected delivery in 3 months. I had a Weller Magnastat and it worked flawlessly for years so wondering if Weller is still good quality.Is this 'too good to pass up' when compared to a Hakko FX888D ? I know Hakko tips are cheap and easy to get, wondering about Weller tip availability and price ?All opinions welcome.

author: aeberbach
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2024, 08:49:40 pm
content: QuoteExactly - maybe I am wrong but there seem to be gaps in the range if "ET" tips are the only ones it can use:https://www.weller-tools.com/us/en/industrial-soldering/products/soldering-tips?family[]=ET+Soldering+TipsAlso this kind of iron makes changing tips hard by having to remove the barrel sleeve. I went from this kind of Weller to an older Hakko (T12 tips) and would find it very hard to go back.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 08, 2024, 11:37:28 pm
content: Quote from: tjw on May 08, 2024, 07:04:32 amSame kit at Mouser is AU$330https://au.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Weller/WE1010EDUCheapest in Australia seems to be AU$225 for just the basic WE1010 iron:https://www.oritech.com.au/WE1010/Weller-WE1010-Digital-Soldering-Station/pd.phpSo the Farnell one is more than half price.It's a decent entry level iron, or a 2nd iron. I wouldn't buy it as a serious use main iron though these days.Totally forgot I reviewer and compared with FX-888Someone who is keen enough could buy a hundred of them and flip for twice the price on ebay.I did this once when Farnell made an error with pricing on a Fluke meter, so I bought every one they had in stock and then slowly resold them for like 3-4 times the price on ebay.Be aware that it's a UK plug though, but it's IEC input, it's marked 240V. Don't make the same mistake I did:

author: Chris Jones
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 08, 2024, 11:54:51 pm
content: Keysight N5767A was $872+GST. Also ordered about my own weight in small metric machine screws. The prices seem to be rather better than what is listed in the spreadsheet.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 08, 2024, 11:58:44 pm
content: Quote from: Chris Jones on May 08, 2024, 11:54:51 pmYes, prices seem betetr than the spreadsheet, not sure what changed there, as the first time I tried it I thought they were similar.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 09, 2024, 04:14:22 am
content: Totally forgot that Weller never fixed the lack of primary side fuse problem

author: dietert1
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2024, 06:10:17 am
content: As you later found a primary short: Did you really prevent fire by turning off/unplugging the soldering station? Or did the mains fuse of your lab socket break the circuit? Or did the primary short happen later?We still have a WTCP-S and an EC-2002 antistatic. Both with a primary side fuse at the front near the mains switch. The stations were kept alive by fixing them multiple times over the years. The WCTP-S is about 40 years old and got a mosfet reenforcement for the temperature switch inside its soldering iron, as that switch would burn under load and cause trouble. The EC-2002 was recapped in 2019.Regards, Dieter

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 09, 2024, 12:53:57 pm
content: Quote from: dietert1 on May 09, 2024, 06:10:17 amIIRC it eventually tripped the circuit breaker in the power distribution box. But I of course panic pulled the plug, so that must have been after that tripped.A few ohms less and it wouldn't have tripped and would have just continued to pump a few kW into the transformer until the lab was a on fire, so it's basically pot luck. This is why you properly design in maisn side fuses (electrical or thermal) to prevent this. Weller just didn't seem to care.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 12, 2024, 12:36:15 am
content: I'd have been tempted to add my own fuse using the biggest, ugliest fuse holder I could find, drilling a hole in the case in the most "in your face" location possible ... and offer this as a product improvement suggestion.Thenchuck it in the bin.

author: tjw
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2024, 11:01:55 am
content: Hi,Thanks Dave and others regarding the Weller Iron - I will stay with Hakko FX series. My interest in Weller was mainly sentimental since my old Magnastat was such a good Iron in it's day and was made in Australia.Is it a crime to still have an old orange Scope Iron that sits on the transformer ? The copper tip can glow bright red when you have a really pesky joint to loosen !Regards.

author: beanflying
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 19, 2024, 11:48:59 am
content: Quote from: tjw on May 19, 2024, 11:01:55 amIf you need new bits for it I think I still have some. I started out with the big bad Burner Superscope 45 or so years ago that was Dad's Electrical contracting weapon, able to melt the copper off PCB's with 1/10 of a seconds to much push of the ring

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2024, 03:21:44 pm
content: Yeah. I had the Miniscope.That took 2/10 of a second to do the copper trick.

author: docsalr
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 23, 2024, 01:02:15 am
content: I modded my WE1010 this week. Check out the pics.

author: Kean
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 23, 2024, 02:37:07 am
content: Quote from: docsalr on September 23, 2024, 01:02:15 amI recommend you check the specs on that fuse holder. It looks like the style that is not rated for mains voltage. You can potentially touch the live contact while removing the fuse.

author: docsalr
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 23, 2024, 03:13:23 am
content: Yes if you are not careful you could touch it but these are mainly used for mains on quite a lot of equipment. Best is to unplug the mains before checking or replacing the fuse.