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Old 06-08-2011 | 01:02 PM
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; ">I've been extremely happy with the "Team Checkpoint" soldering station.  Though it is now discontinued at Tower, it would appear that the TrakPower Soldering Station is the same unit.<div>
</div><div>While others have no doubt soldered more than I, 8 years in Army signal support gave me plenty of chances to hone my technique, and I've soldered a few hundred deans connections the last few years, converting a glow fleet to electron power, and through all of that, the Checkpoint unit is the nicest piece of equipment I've used.</div></div>