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I had and worked with the same Weller workstation for 22 years.
And then in 2019, the heater burned out.
I almost died of sadness!
I could get new heaters at local stores, but my more experienced colleagues advised me not to.
For a couple of reasons; they no longer make them of such quality that they last a long time.
And the second reason is that it is very difficult to find an original one.
Colleagues told me: "it's just a waste of money, give it up".
Then I found this one from the picture on Ebay, never unpacked, sitting for decades in some warehouse.
But then I didn't have the possibility to buy directly from abroad, like today.
Then my local friend suggested that his friend in Germany buy it and bring it the next time he comes.
That never happened for reasons I won't mention here.
10 days ago, a "German" (of Serbian origin, born in Germany) came here by chance and we sat down to talk.
Totally by chance, for completely different reasons, he stopped by my place.
He turns out to be the "friend" who bought the Weller for me on Ebay!
Turns out that Weller spent all this time in his basement these years!
Today he brought me Weller!
In the meantime, the soldering iron was used for a few hours. His son was soldering something a little.
And the circle is closed!
I'm still under the impression, I can't get my head around it!
And then in 2019, the heater burned out.
I almost died of sadness!
I could get new heaters at local stores, but my more experienced colleagues advised me not to.
For a couple of reasons; they no longer make them of such quality that they last a long time.
And the second reason is that it is very difficult to find an original one.
Colleagues told me: "it's just a waste of money, give it up".
Then I found this one from the picture on Ebay, never unpacked, sitting for decades in some warehouse.
But then I didn't have the possibility to buy directly from abroad, like today.
Then my local friend suggested that his friend in Germany buy it and bring it the next time he comes.
That never happened for reasons I won't mention here.
10 days ago, a "German" (of Serbian origin, born in Germany) came here by chance and we sat down to talk.
Totally by chance, for completely different reasons, he stopped by my place.
He turns out to be the "friend" who bought the Weller for me on Ebay!
Turns out that Weller spent all this time in his basement these years!
Today he brought me Weller!
In the meantime, the soldering iron was used for a few hours. His son was soldering something a little.
And the circle is closed!
I'm still under the impression, I can't get my head around it!
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