[sdiy] solder questions

[Ingo Debus]

Am Freitag, 10.09.04 um 03:42 Uhr schrieb Metrophage:

> Also, the Rat Shack tips
> burn up very quickly. After a couple hours of use the point is chewed
> and the plating has oxidized and burned off. The tips themselves appear
> to be soft copper, I file them into a four-point pyramid and tin them
> every few days, then they last me for a week or two of use.

In the long run this seems to be more expensive than a Weller (or 
similar) iron with plated tips. My tips last a year at least, often 
much longer.

Ingo