Customer Reviews

Weller 8200 Universal Soldering Gun

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Ive owned several of these, since they are suppose to be "the best" on the market. The first one I received, one of the screws holding the tip on were in crooked and stripped out so it never tightened on right.

In my opinion this tool is sub par. With my current tool, it does heat quickly, but for some reason every 10 minutes of use I have to re-tighten the screws due to loosening, or perhaps carbon buildup. This is quite inconvenient and after you unscrew it a dozen times the alloy body strips out and needs to be re-tapped with larger threads.

I like my new 'home tapped' threads better anyways because with the larger screws, it hold tighter, and loosens up less often.

The high setting is also a pain to use since you have to hold the trigger in half way to activate it. This is uncomfortable and cramps my fingers very quickly. Its also counter-intuitive having the high setting at half pressed in and low at fully pressed.

I'm not all squawk though, I'm more about making things better, so IMO; the design should include a better tightening system for the tips, and a switch on the side of the body for switching between high and low rather than holding the trigger in half way.