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MICROSCOPE, AS REVIEWED IN THE JANUARY 2019 ISSUE OF QST.  IF YOU WANT TO
USE THE INCLUDED MINI SPONGE INSTEAD, THE PAD ON THE LOWER RIGHT IS
DESIGNED TO HAVE A SPONGE SIT IN IT.  THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND HEATING
ELEMENT ARE PART OF THE SOLDERING IRON ASSEMBLY TIPS ARE CHANGED BY
UNSCREWING A BARREL OR SLEEVE WITH FINGER PRESSURE NO TOOLS ARE NEEDED.  AT
A LINE VOLTAGE OF 110 V THE IRON IS RATED AT 65 W.  THIS SHOULD BE
SUFFICIENT FOR MOST PRINTED BOARD SOLDERING PROJECTS, BUT AGAIN NOT SUITED
TO SOLDERING A PL 259.  ACCURACY IS STATED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS 3R6 F,
OVER A SETTABLE TEMPERATURE RANGE OF 176 TO 896 F.  THE KNOB ON THE FRONT
PANEL IS USED TO SET THE TEMPERATURE WITH A THREE DIGIT LED READOUT.  THE
MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS CONSISTENTLY MISIDENTIFY THE DIGITAL DISPLAY AS
A NIXIE TUBE DISPLAY APPARENTLY A TRANSLATION DIFFICULTY.  THE SIZE AND
WEIGHT OF THE UNIT ARE NOT SPECIFIED BUT ARE ROUGHLY THE SAME AS THE OTHER
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