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Another Soldering question
ChadTower:
Ken's got it pretty much on the head, from what I'm experiencing... I may have wrecked this tip by filing it. Oh well, I needed to get a conic tip anyway.
--- Quote from: Ken Layton on January 06, 2005, 06:50:15 pm ---You need a moist tip cleaning sponge always nearby. I wipe my tip on the sponge each and every time I solder something.
Iron clad tips need frequent wiping off while old plain copper tips need to be filed clean with a file. Never file an iron clad tip or you'll destroy it.
The tips will frequently work loose a tad during use and you must make sure the tip is secured tightly to the soldering iron.
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Thenasty:
since we are talking about soldering Irons, any1 here seen the commercial about a Soldering iron that get HOT in an instant and get COLD asap. I mean you can solder something then the next second you can put your finger and not get burn. If any1 has this, how do you like it ?
Here it is, found the www page.
https://www.asseenontvnetwork.com/vcc/coldheat/coldheat/115802/
SirPeale:
Wow, I can't believe it's back.
General concensus: it's absolute crap. It has some practical application, but for the most part it's ka-ka.
ChadTower:
Okay, I'm noticing something after a couple hours doing this... this may be revealing the source of my problem, but is it bad to get solder on the tip of the iron?
NoOne=NBA=:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 06, 2005, 09:04:43 pm ---Okay, I'm noticing something after a couple hours doing this... this may be revealing the source of my problem, but is it bad to get solder on the tip of the iron?
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It shouldn't build up on the tip.
If it's working properly, and you are wiping it on a damp sponge regularly, you should have a REALLY THIN layer of solder on it--which should be bright silver when you finish wiping it.