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| ChadTower:
Last night the iron heated up for a good 10 minutes while I was doing something else... I wonder if my irons just take a LONG time to get BACK to full heat after I've used it and wiped it with the sponge. |
| MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: RayB on December 14, 2005, 12:43:29 pm --- --- Quote from: ChadTower on December 14, 2005, 12:13:24 pm ---The thing that gets me at this point is that you had that iron on the wire for only a couple of seconds... I could do it that way for 15 and not get the solder melted. --- End quote --- --- End quote --- |
| ChadTower:
How long would one expect the average $35 station iron, at 40w, to heat back up properly after a use? Use -> wipe -> put back in cylinder Would it take a minute? 5 minutes? |
| MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 14, 2005, 01:22:25 pm --- How long would one expect the average $35 station iron, at 40w, to heat back up properly after a use? Use -> wipe -> put back in cylinder Would it take a minute? --- End quote --- |
| ChadTower:
The solder I used last night is brand new, purchased from Radio Shack over the weekend. The station itself was purchased from MCM about a year ago but only used maybe 5 times since. |
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