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Brand Weller
Product Dimensions 8.8"D x 3.76"W x 6.3"H
Voltage 120 Volts
Wattage 40 watts
Included Components Iron-Plated Copper Tip, Weller Wlc100 40-Watt Soldering Station, Natural Sponge Tip Cleaning Pad, Safety Guard Iron Holder See more

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  • The high performance analog Weller Soldering Station produces up to 900° F to handle many soldering projects
  • Variable power control dial adjusts power from 5 watts to 40 watts for accuracy
  • Quality, lightweight pencil iron with cushioned foam grip provides extended comfort during long term soldering projects
  • Includes: a Weller certified ST3 iron plated tip for long life and consistent performance, a built in soldering holder to safely rest your pencil, and a cleaning sponge to remove unwanted residue from soldering for next time use
  • Tested and meets independent safety standards
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This 40 watt Soldering Station from Weller features a quality lightweight pencil iron and a cushioned foam grip with replaceable heating element. This product is ideal for hobbyist, DIY enthusiasts and students.

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The Weller WLC100 Soldering Station includes everything you need to start using solder to join metals and create efficient, electrical connections. Designed with the hobbyist and the do-it-yourself enthusiast in mind, this kit features a high-quality, lightweight pencil iron with variable power control, a cushioned foam grip with a replaceable heating element, and a safety guard iron holder. And it’s from Weller, the world leader in soldering since 1945.

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  • A lightweight pencil iron
  • Power adjustment from 5 to 40 watts
  • An ST3 iron-plated 1/8-inch screwdriver tip
  • A built-in iron stand


Weller offers a variety of compatible soldering iron tips. View larger.

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At the heart of the WLC100 Soldering Station is a high-quality lightweight pencil iron with an ST3 iron-plated copper tip. To ensure that you can work comfortably for long stretches of time, the iron has a cushioned foam grip that sits comfortably in your hand as you work. It has a replaceable heating element, so you can continue using the same iron for a long time to come.

Easy-to-Adjust Variable Power Controls
Unlike many basic soldering kits, which can be difficult to adjust, the WLC100 features a variable power control that lets you adjust the power level from five to 40 watts with a simple turn of the knob on the base unit. This lets you choose the precise setting for each unique job that you tackle. The base also includes a "power-on" indicator light and on/off switch to help keep you from leaving a hot iron on accidentally.

The workstation also provides a built-in iron stand to keep your workspace organized and a natural sponge tip cleaning pad to keep your tip ready to go at all times.

High-Quality Accessories for Dependable Performance
The WLC100 includes an ST3 iron-plated 1/8-inch screwdriver tip. Weller also offers a wide array of compatible ST series tips to perform a variety of applications (additional tips are sold separately).

All Weller tips are constructed of solid copper and plated with iron, as well as nickel and chromium to protect against corrosion and solder creep, helping to ensure that your tools perform reliably over time. Additionally, Weller tips are pre-tinned with tin/lead solder.

This WLC100 Soldering Station is UL-listed, which means it has been tested and meets independent safety standards. It is backed by a one year warranty against manufacturer’s defects in material and workmanship.


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Soldering iron, ST3 tip, and base unit with built-in iron stand.

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4.64.6 out of 5 stars6,398
4.44.4 out of 5 stars3
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4.34.3 out of 5 stars14,718
4.84.8 out of 5 stars3,567
4.54.5 out of 5 stars5,087
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Weller Wlc100 40-Watt Soldering Station, Iron-Plated Copper Tip, Safety Guard Iron Holder, Natural Sponge Tip Cleaning Pad
5 tips
1 x WEP 982D Main unit; 3 x C245 Compatible Soldering Tip (Type-I, Type-SI, Type-K); 3 x C210 Compatible Soldering Tip (Type-I, Type-SI, Type-K); 2 x Spools Lead Free Solder Wire; 1 x Solder Wire Dispenser; 1 x Cable Guide
Includes: 1 x Neiko 01902 Adjustable Helping Hand With Magnifying Glass | Dual Alligator Clips
Station power supply, iron, iron holder, sponge, water-less cleaner,
1 x Roll of LEAD-FREE Solder Wire (35g 0.8mm), 6 x Assorted Iron Tips, 1 x Pair of ESD-Safe Tweezers, 1 x Desoldering Pump (Solder Sucker), 1 x Mini-Wrench

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Used on audio equipment, crafts, hobby models, jewelry, small appliances, and home electronics.

Wattage

40 watts

Bulb Voltage

120 volts

Customer reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
6,398 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, performance, value, and ease of use of the soldering station. For example, they mention it's a good basic solder station, works well for small projects, and is good value for the money. Some like the adjustability. That said, opinions are mixed on temperature control, tip, and size.

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753 customers mention656 positive97 negative

Customers like the quality of the soldering station. They mention it's a good basic solder station, with a perfect tip for guitar building. Some say that the temperature control is not the most precise, but it'll be a dream to use. Overall, most are happy with the quality and durability of the product.

"...Highly recommended, would buy again if this ever stops working, looks well made, works great!!" Read more

"...Advantages and features:-Really nice holder for the iron, reducing the chances of knocking it over or off the table during use..." Read more

"...nice and solid, fits in a petty small toolbox along with the gear that goes with it (i grabbed a 16 inch stanley plastic box for about ten bucks)...." Read more

"...-Variable temp-Many available replacement tips, sizes and shapes!!! +++-Shorter barrel length for control and stability..." Read more

639 customers mention535 positive104 negative

Customers like the performance of the soldering station. They say it works well for small projects, and the ST7 tip works great on PCBs. They also say the iron heats up super quick and there is no noticeable wait time in between each solder job.

"...would buy again if this ever stops working, looks well made, works great!!" Read more

"...i received it on the earliest expected day. it has worked excellent for doing some really simple and basic wire to wire and wire to contact solder..." Read more

"...As for soldering, everything went great...." Read more

"...-heats up quickly,-retains heat in the tip very well, no noticeable wait time in between each soldering task for heat up,..." Read more

317 customers mention280 positive37 negative

Customers like the value of the soldering station. They say it's an inexpensive, basic iron that is worth the month. Some customers also mention that it'll be an excellent investment for a hobbyist.

"Intro:This is a really good mid-price range soldering iron that would be very satisfactory for the typical electronics hobbyist, maker,..." Read more

"...good investment for a pro in a bind, excellent investment for a hobbyist." Read more

"...weeks now, and was very impressed at what this can do and at a reasonable price (for someone that doesn't solder for a living)... So impressed, that..." Read more

"...Well worth the money for me (though that was a lot for my budget)." Read more

159 customers mention133 positive26 negative

Customers find the soldering station easy to use. They mention it's simple, effective, and makes their projects super easy and quick. They also say it'll heat up quickly and is perfect for beginners to intermediate users. They appreciate the digital temperature control and the LED switch, which is a simple but good feature to have.

"...and a shorter barrel than MOST typical irons; I was able to keep it steady and controlled, and solder those tiny joints without much trouble!..." Read more

"...This is an excellent replacement. The digital temperature control is very easy to use and well regulated...." Read more

"...nt heat up, but this one got to temp almost immediately and made soldering easy when it was so difficult with the other iron." Read more

"...This is perfect for the beginner to intermediate user for soldering your slot car parts together...." Read more

57 customers mention48 positive9 negative

Customers like the adjustability of the soldering station. They mention that the heat settings are adjustable from 5W-40W, and the variable setting is nice for this work. Some appreciate the holder and temperature adjustment knob. Overall, most are happy with the product's adjustability.

"...-Station has variable heat output with continuous adjustment knob (way better than having just an iron that doesn't have temperature adjustment)..." Read more

"...The little heat adjustment knob is a great feature to have as well...." Read more

"...The digital temperature control is very easy to use and well regulated. Great results when soldering my project PCBs." Read more

"Loved the temperature adjustment knob...." Read more

472 customers mention276 positive196 negative

Customers are mixed about the temperature control of the soldering station. Some mention that it heats well, and does what it was supposed to do. The handle doesn't get hot, and the power cord doesn''t heat up. However, others say that the temperature "control" really isn't there, the irons wouldn''' t get enough hot, it takes a little bit to warm up, and that the insulation will eventually fatigue and crack.

"I set mine at 545 degrees, heats up fast, put a bit of honey or rosin on glass or silicone, use a straw in one hand and the other with the iron, tap..." Read more

"...-Though you can adjust heat output, you can't control the temperature directly, and the probe doesn't actively increase/decrease its heat output to..." Read more

"...So, this Weller Iron:-heats up quickly,-retains heat in the tip very well, no noticeable wait time in between each soldering task for..." Read more

"Works well and seems to hold a steady temp, hopefully it'll keep it up for a while." Read more

113 customers mention48 positive65 negative

Customers are mixed about the tip. Some mention that the tip is decent, surprisingly useful, and high quality. Others say that it doesn't have a grounded tip, making it required to buy a fine pointed tip.

"...-The soldering iron tip that this iron comes with is a huge chisel tip, and will not be useful to most people who plan on soldering electronics with..." Read more

"...the tip comes pre tinned..." Read more

"...It doesn't have a grounded tip so be aware of that if using in static sensitive devices." Read more

"...It comes with a small chisel tip which is great for beginning, since you can easily get a good amount of solder on the tip and not worry about..." Read more

77 customers mention39 positive38 negative

Customers are mixed about the size of the soldering station. Some mention it's compact and small enough to fit on any workbench, while others say it'll take up too much space and is too large for circuit boards. The tip is too small and the heat is weak.

"...nice and solid, fits in a petty small toolbox along with the gear that goes with it (i grabbed a 16 inch stanley plastic box for about ten bucks)...." Read more

"The tip is too small and the heat is weak. The stand and overall product is rickety and of low quality...." Read more

"...+++-Shorter barrel length for control and stability-very comfortable to hold-Quality materials and construction..." Read more

"...The included tip was too big for my taste so I swapped it with a smaller one right away...." Read more

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Impressive and heats up quick!
Weller has been known as a higher tier soldering equipment manufacturer for decades, I wanted to put that to the test! My Dad has what seems like an ancient Weller soldering gun. Still works just fine. I've worked with stations in the past and this seems to be in line with their quality standard. Got it up to the max temp in about 20 seconds vs the 15 claimed on the box. Not too bad. The iron fits nicely in my lanky hand. The tips are dead easy to change. Still early on but I am liking the station so far. Love the digital readout!
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Russ M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Dabbing Geniusness
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2024
Style: 70-Watt DigitalVerified Purchase
I set mine at 545 degrees, heats up fast, put a bit of honey or rosin on glass or silicone, use a straw in one hand and the other with the iron, tap tap tap on the rosin, while lightly sucking on the straw nectar collector close to the vapor, and voila, no more butane, no more torch, goodbye dangerous flame, hello goodness. Highly recommended, would buy again if this ever stops working, looks well made, works great!!
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Super_K
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect compromise of value/cost/quality; good for hobbies and DIY!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2015
Style: Station w/tip cleanerVerified Purchase
Intro:
This is a really good mid-price range soldering iron that would be very satisfactory for the typical electronics hobbyist, maker, tinkerer, or DIY repairs enthusiast. Please note that this is a *soldering station*, not just a soldering iron, so it is superior to if you are just purchasing a *soldering iron*, which is just the "plug in pencil" part by itself. Weller is a professional grade soldering equipment company, they make soldering equipment that is even more superior to this one, so you can expect fairly high quality out of this soldering station as well.

Advantages and features:
-Really nice holder for the iron, reducing the chances of knocking it over or off the table during use (safer than cheaper soldering irons).
-Nice comfort grip on the iron
-You can buy high quality Weller tips to fit this iron of a wide range of shapes/sizes for different soldering jobs
-On/off switch so you don't have to unplug it to shut it off. Switch glows when on, to remind you that it's on (good for safety).
-The iron plugs into a socket on the station, so you could replace just the iron if it breaks/burns out/gets worn out, probably even with a non-Weller iron.
-A nice sponge is included
-Station has a nice tray for the sponge
-Station has variable heat output with continuous adjustment knob (way better than having just an iron that doesn't have temperature adjustment)
-Seems to have plenty of power for doing circuit board electronics soldering. I typically use the 3 or 4 setting, unless I'm soldering big stuff, and then I crank it up to 5, which is the max.

Disadvantages to keep in mind, and why they aren't a huge deal:
-Though you can adjust heat output, you can't control the temperature directly, and the probe doesn't actively increase/decrease its heat output to hold at constant temperature as you are working with it. But you would have to pay significantly more money to get this feature in a high quality soldering iron like this one.
-The soldering iron tip that this iron comes with is a huge chisel tip, and will not be useful to most people who plan on soldering electronics with this iron. You can easily order replacement tips though that are more dart-like, and you'll have to do this as tips wear out anyways.

Pro tips:
Soldering iron tips are somewhat expensive (about $10 each), because they are one metal plated with another metal. Treat them with respect. Shut the iron off when not in use to reduce high temperature corrosion. Put some solder on the tip before shutting it off to protect it. Use the sponge and/or tip cleaner to keep the tip clean. Avoid the temptation to clean a tip with sandpaper, this will ruin it, because that removes the plating. If your tip starts not working very well, slap in a new one, and tell yourself that it's worth it. Try not to solder onto dirty metals and things not intended to be soldered.

Summary/Final Buying Advice:
If you are a hobbyist accustomed to using stand-alone soldering irons that have no station, or a cheap station that is just a sponge and a holder, and no switch and knob, treat yourself to this station, and you'll be very pleased. Things will go a lot better for you, you'll be more productive, less frustrated, and this station might even be safer for you to use, since with the stand-alone iron, you can easily knock it over onto your table or floor, and that's not good. This is almost a professional quality station, you can handle the price that it costs, so get it for yourself!!

If you are a professional electronics technician, a very ambitious hobbyist, or have a larger budget than I do, you will probably want a temperature controlled iron/station. Expect to pay over double for it if it is of good Weller or comparable quality though. Its key advantage is that it will increase/decrease its heat output to hold a constant temperature as you are doing things with it that suck more and less heat off of it.
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kght22
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent iron for small scale work
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2016
Style: Station w/tip cleanerVerified Purchase
excellent iron for small scale work, should last a long time (used to work at a computer store that had several similar irons from weller that were over 20 years old and this iron seems to maintain the production quality of the past). nice and solid, fits in a petty small toolbox along with the gear that goes with it (i grabbed a 16 inch stanley plastic box for about ten bucks). the tip comes pre tinned (someone else mention an issue of a bump on the tip, that is solder, i burned it off almost immediately screwing around with the iron when i got it). if this is your first soldering iron you will need three things to go with it, solder (duh, up to you what you use because that is based on what you are doing with it), flux (also depends on what you are doing with it, but even if you are using rosin core solder you will want to have some flux, it is very needed for proper tinning, most consumer electronics work can be done by coating a surface with flux, loading the tip of the iron with a little solder, and letting the flux do it's job when the solder touches it, if the surface is larger leave the tip of the iron in contact to heat but the flux will still draw the solder out to cover itself pretty much immediately which just leaves heating to make sure of a solid contact), the third thing you will want is some way to remove the solder. braided copper solder wick is great (braided copper covered in flux, it eats solder for lunch but gets fat really fast, so you go through it fast when you use it and it isn't cheap) or just a cheap solder sucker (nowhere near as thourough, and you can get into messes that a cheap plunger solder sucker won't be able to help much with). depends on what you expect to be doing with your "solder sponge". if you are just going to be salvaging components the sucker is the way to go (i am guessing that you don't want to buy a dedicated sucker soldering iron, which is overall the best solution over either other solution, but a plunger sucker, who's only advantage is not costing more money every time you use it). if you are cleaning up small mistakes the wire wick is going to give you the cleanest results. there are also soldering iron style solder suckers that are the best but at least for a one time cost the most expensive, this soldering station can run most iron based suckers with all the same temperature regulation as the iron that comes with the station (it really isn't much temp regulation so much as wattage, but it is worlds beyond what you get out of just a soldering iron, plugging a cheap old school radio shack soldering iron into the base station that comes in this kit would improve that soldering iron's performance all by itself).

anyway as stated, excellent iron for a hobbyist. could be used for (and frequently has been over the years) professional work, compatible with a large variety of excellent solder tips. i prefer not to include this in my reviews, but it is backed with the industry standard name in electronics and hobbyist standard soldering equipment (weller is extremely old and well respected concerning soldering irons, there are tons of professionals who won't even consider using another brand for small scale electronics, although lots of others are just fine). in general i would have a hard time not recommending this to someone who is either serious about learning soldering or just needs a new kit on the cheap to get some stuff done.

the example i received was exactly as expected and functioned great. i received it on the earliest expected day. it has worked excellent for doing some really simple and basic wire to wire and wire to contact solder joints. currently my usage is no more than hobbyist, but my experience is semi-professional (i'm a pc repair technician by trade, a soldering iron isn't that big a part of it, but it is an important thing to know and do well), i state that to say that based on my experience with the iron i wouldn't be afraid to use it every day for hours on end, might need a hair of maintenence but i think it would survive that task for 6 months without much issue other than a tip replacement or three, and likely the handle pad would need replacement. good investment for a pro in a bind, excellent investment for a hobbyist.
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Duko
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente producto
Reviewed in Mexico on February 19, 2024
Style: 70-Watt DigitalVerified Purchase
Muy buena calidad de terminados.
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Dan
1.0 out of 5 stars Sold in UK with US plugs!?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2023
Style: 70-Watt DigitalVerified Purchase
It is ridiculous that Amazon allows electronic equipment to be sold in UK, and they haven't even verified that the product has UK connector! The product page nowhere mentioned this the US plugs!
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Kaszás Milán
1.0 out of 5 stars Broke at first usage, was provided with US adapter
Reviewed in Germany on August 18, 2019
Style: Station w/tip cleanerVerified Purchase
Broke at first usage, was provided with US adapter
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vic p
1.0 out of 5 stars this is 110VAC but the buyer never specified the voltage
Reviewed in Australia on May 18, 2023
Style: 30-WattVerified Purchase
useless with a 110VAC power supply
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axel
5.0 out of 5 stars Weller WLC100MX Estación
Reviewed in Mexico on March 24, 2017
Style: Station w/tip cleanerVerified Purchase
Excelente estación para soldar el paquete me llego en tiempo y forma llego en excelente condiciones.
Este cautin digamos que es semiprofecional pero es muy bueno y ademas el cautin lo puedes usar de forma autónoma sin la estación, de igual forma a la estación le puedes conectar cualquier otro cautin que desees en caso de que este se descomponga, pero paro la calidad del cautin durara mucho tiempo. La estación es regulable lo por lo que esta estación esta genial, y es de buena marca ademas esta a un super precio mejor que en otras tiendas de internet.
Si vas a comprar esta estación asegúrate también de comprar una punta Weller ST7MX ya que la punta que trae de fabrica es plana y se gasta muy rápido.
Lo compre por Amazon EE.UU y con envió gratis se tardo semana y media en llegar, al principio pensé que no llegaría porque la linea de tiempo no avanzaba, pero después todo fue muy rápido.
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