Advice Needed Solder bits for DURATOOL 48W Temp-controlled Solding Station ZD-931/89-3106

[jeallen01]

Good afternoon

Has anyone got one of the above soldering stations (as shown on the CPC Website) because I've just bought a Maplins Clearance Sale unit that looks virtually identical (except for the colour) - but I need to get some other soldering iron bits for it and they are/will be in short supply, and I think the Duratool bits may well fit?

Having measured the bit that came with the Maplins unit, the shape and length (65mm) are the same as the Duratool ones, and the o/d of the long straight shanks is 7mm and the i/d is 6mm.

However, whilst I can see the linked spec sheet for the Duratool bits on the CPC website, it lacks two critical dimensions - the o/d and i/d .

So, is anyone in a position to check those dimensions on the Duratool bits that they have?

Thanks in advance.

John

PS1: I think there are some very similar 48W soldering stations with other brand names that have almost certainly come out of the same factory - so any info on the bits for those, and on any similar-looking Silverline bits, could be very helpful

PS2: there are also some 40W stations but I am now pretty sure that they use different sized bits to most of the 48W ones.

 

[gsteigwiler]

Hi,

Contact CPC Tech Support, I have always got results

Email technical support: productinfo@cpc.co.uk​

Regards

 

[jeallen01]

Hi,

Contact CPC Tech Support, I have always got results

Email technical support: productinfo@cpc.co.uk

Regards

Thanks - if necessary, I'll do that tomorrow.

 

[jeallen01]

Thanks - if necessary, I'll do that tomorrow.

Update: I did email CPC, and they have just come back to me to say that the Draper bits have a 6mm i/d and 7mm o/d - so (as I suspected) that is exactly the same as for the Maplins bits, and Draper ones from CPC look to be cheaper than from Amazon or ebay.

 

[RustySpoons]

Update: I did email CPC, and they have just come back to me to say that the Draper bits have a 6mm i/d and 7mm o/d - so (as I suspected) that is exactly the same as for the Maplins bits, and Draper ones from CPC look to be cheaper than from Amazon or ebay.

Free delivery with CPC too if you spend over £5

 

[jeallen01]

Free delivery with CPC too if you spend over £5

Yup, I quite regularly spend "over £5, exc VAT" with them to get free delivery
(OTOH, I can never get them to spell my surname correctly and consistently on the invoices and package labels, which show 2 different spellings in each case - never caused an actual problem though!)

 

[RustySpoons]

Yup, I quite regularly spend "over £5, exc VAT" with them to get free delivery
(OTOH, I can never get them to spell my surname correctly and consistently on the invoices and package labels, which show 2 different spellings in each case - never caused an actual problem though!)

I use RS a lot as even something thats 1p will turn up free next day, but I feel guilty about doing that so try do all my orders in one go.
Farnell also offer free shipping but the minimum spend is higher to qualify than CPC but the items can be cheaper, I use all three but you have to cross compare prices.