I only had a flat tip for my weller iron. I got a pointy tip recently and found that the tip didn¡¯t stay tinned for very long and it didn¡¯t heat the solder as quick as my flat tip. I¡¯ve soldered some small components with success with the flat tip, even as large as it was. A good magnifying glass and a steady hand helps.?
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On Nov 25, 2018, at 3:54 PM, ajparent1/KB1GMX <
kb1gmx@...> wrote:
Andyh,
The most common problem is a very hot iron and a pointy sharp tip. The very small tip
often means running higher heat so it can heat larger joints but one hot they maybe
too hot.? Also the excess?heat often causes the materialization at the end of the devices
to disintegrate if not outright cracking the part.
If people saw what I use they would likely faint.? My PES51 I usually have a .90"
tip in it, sometime the .125 wide and the second iron a older Wtcp-60 a larger .250 tip,
and its a 60W temp controlled iron!? Its handy as it makes heating both ends of a
1206 easy.?
Doesn't hurt I have a massive number of years experience with PACE, HAKKO,
and Weller servicing and building.? One thing is not ripping everything up that
can be left alone.
Allison
