First post here, so hopefully this is an appropriate post for this section 
I have an old soldering station (Micron - pre 1990s) that needs a new iron (lack of tip availability, corrosion of original sleeve). The station belonged to my grandfather and is something of a sentimental piece, so I’d love to get it back into action. Will be soldering mostly through hole, and some SMD (SOT23).
The heater element measures 12 ohms (heater) and 1 ohm (thermocouple sensor). Supply from station is 24V AC, and the old handle states 48 watts.
I’d love some suggestions on what would be a good compatible replacement handle with compatible thermocouple sensor-based heater, and the resistances of my original iron.
What would be a good bang for buck iron, with good tip availability that would fit my station? Can I get something decent for 50 bucks or less? I’ve looked around, but am a bit lost at this point.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers
Nick