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I have had two Weller WESD51 soldering stations. The first one lasted several years and then died. I bought another Weller WESD51 and that one lasted one year. Mind you, I am a hobbyist, not a commercial user. As much as I loved the Weller (and had all kinds of tips for it), I was not going to go for "Three Strikes And Your Out".
I bought a Hakko FX-888D and it has been flawless. Costs about $100. I like it very much. Then, I bought a Hakko FR-301 desoldering gun. It costs over twice the soldering station price, at around $260. But I am here to tell you that it really works. If you plan to work on old phenolic circuit boards, this gun will usually remove the solder without lifting the trace.
Hakko is made in Japan, not China, Not Taiwan etc.
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