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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:


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--- 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.
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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?
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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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