Quote Originally Posted by Duff
... And used quite a bit of electrical tape. And by the way, 3M electrical tape costs more but is far better to use than the cheap walmart or other cheap brands.
That is very true, however heat shrink is a MUCH better option. Electrical tape is for binding cables, not insulating them in my humble opinion

Quote Originally Posted by Duff
Don't get the GUN type, they get in the way and melt other wire insulation.
100% Spot on. I've never even seen one in a commercial workshop.

Quote Originally Posted by Duff
As stated by ChOjin, maybe the quality of Weller has gone way down. My old one is a champ.

Duffy
Umm, I didn't state that Weller quality has gone way down. Far as I know it's as good as ever, but I've been out of the repair game for at least 10 years so anything could have happened in that time.