"Antex Gascat 75P" Soldering Iron £11.98 from £50 RRP Non-techies ignore!

Kilty_2

Any chance of these still kicking around Maplin stores or will they all be gone now that they are off the website?

Wouldn't mind one, the cheap electric one I picked up from Aldi is a nightmare.

springbok

Some shops will have stock.
When they were in stock online you could do a stock check at your local branch, but not now that it's gone from the website.
Give your local shop a ring, mine in Plymouth had 5 when I went in this morning.

Catflap

If you go here you can still check stock level in store

http://www.maplin.co.uk/NearestStore.aspx?scmd=selectLocation&ordercode=RM83E&location=510500.00%2c154700.00&place=Surrey&doy=21m1

Kilty_2

Ohhh....... 1 left

Any idea how long they'd reserve stock for?

boatman

gifteddante wrote:

That multimeter is a bargain, looks great quality - backlit and everything. No transistor test but for basic users it's great!

It does test transistors, use the diode test setting!! All for £2.97.

rizla01

Hint. A slightly dishonest way of finding out if they have any in stock would be to tell them that you bought one and lost it/broke it, could they sell you another one.

The psychology behind this is that they are more likely to sell the 'last one' to you rather than a stranger, i found.

HankMcSpank

Catflap wrote:

If you go here you can still check stock level in store

http://www.maplin.co.uk/NearestStore.aspx?scmd=selectLocation&ordercode=RM83E&location=510500.00%2c154700.00&place=Surrey&doy=21m1

Nice one...but how do you check stock levels for other items (is there a starting URL?)

Also, isn't this one better value for money (on promotion too so reduced by £21.15)....

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?TabID=1&criteria=gascat&ModuleNo=46687&doy=22m1

...more bits, therefore more versatile? (eg it comes with a flame bit which will be great for torturing small indefensible animals)

HankMcSpank

Just bought the multimeter...& what a fantastic little thing it is. Solidly built....the test leads alone would cost a fiver! (& the battery £2)

gjchester

HankMcSpank wrote:

Nice one...but how do you check stock levels for other items (is there a starting URL?)

Not easily but in the original URL there is the bit

ordercode=RM83E

RM83E is the code for the iron, just overtype in the item your interested in.

I reserverd one this morning and fetched it at lunch, and they said they'd hold it 2-3 days when I asked.

Kilty_2

HankMcSpank wrote:

the test leads alone would cost a fiver! (& the battery £2)

Well, Rapid Electronics sell a multimeter for £3.05 ex VAT which comes with good test leads and a battery so it's a good deal but not amazing.