One station.
Whichever tool the job needs.
The GT stations read the tool you plug in and load its settings by themselves — an iron, hot tweezers or a vacuum desoldering gun, on the same base. The heater and the sensor sit inside the tip cartridge, so temperature is measured where the joint is and recovery takes about a second.
Every GT handle identifies itself on the connector. Plug it in and the station configures around it.
The station does the setting up
On an ordinary station you set a temperature and hope the tip is somewhere near it. On a GT, the tool announces itself and the station configures around it.
Plug the tool in
Every GT handle carries its own identity on the connector — iron, tweezers or desoldering gun.
The station recognises it
It reads which tool is attached and loads that tool's parameters automatically. No menu, no profile to select.
It works to that tool's settings
Temperature, limits and presets follow the tool, so swapping between them mid-job costs nothing.
The sensor is at the joint
Heater, sensor and tip are one cartridge, with the sensor immediately behind the working face. The station therefore controls the temperature that matters — not the temperature of an element sitting a centimetre back — which is why a GT recovers in about a second under load.
Buy the base once
Because the tools are interchangeable, the base station is a one-off purchase and the capability grows with the handles you add. A GT-6150 that starts as a soldering station becomes a desoldering station for the price of a gun.
The same station, two tools: the GT-Y130 iron on a through-hole joint, and the GT-N100 tweezers lifting a surface-mount part.
Three cartridge stations
Same intelligent platform, three answers to how many tools you need live at once and whether you need vacuum desoldering.
GT-6150
€279,00The way into the GT system. One channel, and it will drive whichever GT tool you plug into it — iron today, tweezers tomorrow, desoldering gun the week after.
- Automatic tool recognition with parameter load
- Large graphic display for every parameter
- Three preset temperature groups
- Stand-by and auto-sleep
- Large silicone buttons — usable with gloves on
- 3.5 mm grounding receptacle included
GT-5150
€469,00The same intelligent base with a vacuum pump built in, supplied with the GT-X150 desoldering gun. For through-hole work it beats hot air and braid outright.
- Built-in vacuum suction pump
- GT-X150 desoldering gun in the box
- Takes T151 nozzles, 0.8 – 1.6 mm bore
- Also accepts the GT-Y iron handles and the GT-N100 tweezers
- Automatic tool recognition
- Three preset temperature groups
GT-6200
€587,00Two channels that run at the same time, with the iron and the hot tweezers both in the box. Put one down and pick the other up without changing a setting.
- Two output channels working simultaneously
- 150 W per channel, 200 W total
- GT-Y130 iron + GT-N100 hot tweezers included
- Automatic tool recognition on both channels
- Large graphic display
- Three preset temperature groups
Four handles, one connector
Each carries its own identity and its own cartridge or nozzle family. Any of them works on any of the three cartridge stations.
GT-Y050
The fine-work handle. Small thermal mass for 0402s, fine-pitch and rework where a full-size iron is simply in the way.
GT-Y130
The everyday handle, and the one in the GT-6200 box. Enough behind the tip for connectors and ground pours.
GT-N100
Heats both ends of a two-lead part at once and lifts it off. For 0603s and small SOICs it is faster and gentler than hot air.
GT-X150
Melts a through-hole joint and pulls the solder out of the plated hole in one motion. Supplied with the GT-5150.
ATTEN also makes a GT-Y150 150 W iron handle — it is the fourth tool in the photo at the top of this page. We do not currently stock it or its cartridges, but we can order it in; ask us if you need one.
Which tool fits which station
The GT-8102 is the exception in this category: it is a hot air rework station, not a cartridge soldering station, and it shares none of the handles.
| Station | GT-Y050 iron | GT-Y130 iron | GT-N100 tweezers | GT-X150 gun | Hot air + pick-up pen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT-6150 | Accepted | Accepted | Accepted | Accepted | — |
| GT-5150 | Accepted | Accepted | Accepted | In the box | — |
| GT-6200 | Accepted | In the box | In the box | Accepted | — |
| GT-8102 | — | — | — | — | In the box |
GT-8102
€499,00ATTEN sells it under the GT name and the shop lists it as a soldering station, but its own documentation is unambiguous: the GT-8102 is a 1000 W hot air rework station with a vacuum pick-up pen. It takes no GT-Y cartridges and shares no handles with the stations above.
On its own terms it is a capable machine — a brushless fan pushing up to 120 l/min, PID temperature control, timed or manual heating, three shortcut air and temperature sets, and a pluggable heater and handle you can swap in seconds.
Cartridges, tips and spares
A cartridge carries its own heater, so it costs more than a loose tip — and it is the reason the station performs the way it does.
Not sure how many channels you need?
Tell us what you build or repair and how often you switch tools mid-job. That decides between a single-channel GT-6150 and a dual-channel GT-6200 faster than any spec sheet will.
What does “intelligent” actually mean on these stations?
Two concrete things. First, the heater and sensor are inside the tip cartridge, immediately behind the working face — so the station measures the temperature where the joint is, not somewhere back in the handle, and recovers in about a second. Second, the station identifies the tool you plug in and loads its parameters by itself. Together those make one base station behave like three or four dedicated ones.
Can I use one station with several tools?
That is the point of the range. A GT-6150 or GT-5150 drives one tool at a time but accepts any of them — buy the base once and add handles as the work demands. A GT-6200 has two channels that run simultaneously, so an iron and hot tweezers can both be live.
What is the difference between the GT-6150 and the GT-6200?
Channels. The GT-6150 is a single 150 W channel; the GT-6200 has two channels of 150 W each, 200 W total, running at the same time. The GT-6200 also arrives with the GT-Y130 iron and the GT-N100 tweezers in the box, where the GT-6150 is the base station on its own.
Which cartridges and tips do they take?
By tool, not by station. The GT-Y050 and GT-Y130 irons take GT-Y cartridges; the GT-N100 tweezers take T9100 pairs; the GT-X150 gun takes T151 nozzles. The GT-8102 is hot air and takes A-16 nozzles instead.
Why is the GT-8102 in this category?
Because ATTEN sells it under the GT name, but it is a different kind of instrument: a 1000 W hot air rework station with a vacuum pick-up pen, not a cartridge soldering station. It does not take GT-Y handles or cartridges. If you want hot air, compare it against the rest of the rework range rather than against the GT-6150.
Is a cartridge station worth it over a loose-tip one?
If you solder occasionally, no — a ST station at a third of the price does the job and its tips cost a few euro. If you solder all day, a GT pays for itself in recovery time and in not stopping to re-tune the station every time the work changes.