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Grrr... I am still a suckass solderer
Stingray:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 07, 2005, 10:41:28 am ---
Putting the tip under the wire and the solder on top would never have worked. The solder didn't even melt to a shiny blob when I put the solder ON the tip.
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You sure you don't need to replace it? I use a 15 watt soldering iron and don't have anything like that problem. My old one finally got to the point where it will barely melt solder, so I replaced it.
-S
krick:
I an iron won't melt solder when touched directly to the tip means one of two things...
1) the iron is broken, or more likely
2) the tip needs to be cleaned and re-tinned
I've also seen situations where the tip has come partially unscrewed and doesn't conduct heat that well but that's really rare.
Stingray:
--- Quote from: krick on December 07, 2005, 11:12:06 am ---
I've also seen situations where the tip has come partially unscrewed and doesn't conduct heat that well but that's really rare.
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That happened with my old one quite a bit. That would usually be the first thing I checked if it didn't seem to be getting hot enough.
-S
ChadTower:
I must be missing something about the tinning part, though. If I tin it, no matter what iron I use, within a few minutes the solder I tinned with becomes a charred coating on the tip, preventing heat transfer.
RetroACTIVE:
What kind of solder are you using?
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