

Because of this, I did have some ideas that I wanted to try with that RoadTest that were temporarily shelved - so perhaps I should try them with this Tenma instead. Prior to my holiday, I did apply for the recent Weller WT-series RoadTest, but unfortunately, was not selected. While it's no Hakko FX888D, it's a noticeably cheaper alternative that might just do the trick, depending on your needs. As the model number of the latter and my experience with my Tenma hot-air rework station suggests, this is a rebadged Atten product which usually means that it's at least half-decent. I settled on the Tenma 21-21310 UK 80W Soldering Station with UK Plug listed on the UK Farnell website at GBP 83.44, which is equivalent to the Tenma AT980D UK listed on the Australian element14 website at $164.66 inc. As a result, I was permitted to choose an alternative, of which there were not many to choose from. Originally, they intended to include the Multicomp Pro MP740139 80W ESD Safe Soldering Station, however, this turns out to be a 120V-only product with no direct 230V-equivalent at the same power level or price point. The final part of my the tools from my prize winnings that has not been reviewed yet is the soldering station.
