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Doughbroz:
If the tips on these irons are screwed into the base and/or held in by a screw, check for tightness.  They don't have to be super-tight, just snug.  Repeated heating and cooling tends to make them work loose. 

ChadTower:

Dude, if I tried to melt solder on the brand new ceramic stovetop, my wife would jam my head on the burner.

MaximRecoil:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 14, 2005, 03:03:24 pm ---
Dude, if I tried to melt solder on the brand new ceramic stovetop, my wife would jam my head on the burner.

--- End quote ---

LOL. I just used that as a point to illustrate that heat is heat, and there is really no way to mess up a test to see if something hot will melt solder.

You could check to make sure any set screws on the iron are tight or whatever, like Doughbroz mentioned above, though the set screw on my iron has come loose several times and it has never affected it's ability to melt solder. I always retighten it so the tip doesn't fall out but that's all.

Unless you bought some of that heat-resistant solder from the same place they sell waterproof mops, clay hammers and teflon glue; then it has to be the irons that are at fault.

SirPeale:
If you were closer I'd say bring the damn thing over and we'd give it a once-over.

ChadTower:

Heh... I'll get it.  Like anything else, it's a learning process, and I'm being overly thorough about it.

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