[sdiy] solder questions

[KA4HJH]

>I do NOT recommend a sponge for cleaning (I use a brush see the previous
>thread).
>Water will waste the tip rapidly.  I usually get about 1-2 years from a
>single tip...

Are you talking about copper or Weller's plated tips? (I assume the
former). In production use the Weller tips lasted us six months to a year,
and they got sponged constantly 16 hours a day, five days a week.

>
>I also use a small can of "Tip Cleaner" ... a sort of solid very thick
>paste that adds
>new tin to the tip.
>
>Filing is a last, desperate act :^P

There's always prayer.

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Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"