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MaximRecoil:
When your iron is hot, what happens when you touch some solder wire to the tip? Does it melt it immediately? If so, your iron is hot enough. I'm assuming your solder is flux core? I can't imagine what the problem is; but if I had a hot iron, a clean joint-to-be-soldered and good flux core solder; and it would not solder, I would assume that I'd somehow entered the Twilight Zone or expect someone to jump out and say "Smile, you're on Candid Camera!"

ChadTower:

Sometimes it melts, other times it just sits there... or gets soft and grey when it's evil.

MaximRecoil:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 14, 2005, 02:07:59 pm ---
Sometimes it melts, other times it just sits there... or gets soft and grey when it's evil.

--- End quote ---

The solder should melt instantly and flow around the tip, every time, all the time, for as long as you have it turned on. It sounds like your iron is wonky. Pick up a cheap one at Radio Shack and see how that does.

ChadTower:

All three irons are wonky?  Two of them right out of the box?   :P

It has to be me somehow.

Could it have to do with taking too long between uses?  Say, I tin it, use it, then put it back and the tinned tip burns the solder on it? 

MaximRecoil:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 14, 2005, 02:23:37 pm ---
All three irons are wonky?
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