[sdiy] Weller WTCPT Question

[Ken Stone]

>New tip, $7 at www.alliedelec.com

I've never had the magnetics go on a tip, though I have had the magnetics go
on the switch once.
Frequent failure is due to corrosion in the heater. Tugging gently on the
wires to it will pop one right out, where it has rusted through. 
Also never wack it to get excess solder off the tip.
As mentioned already, the switch contacts need fixing once in a while. 
Also, the cables "frequently" break near the station connector due to all
the flexing.

Ken


>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "xamboldt" <xamboldt at earthlink.net>
>To: "synth-diy List" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
>Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:40 PM
>Subject: [sdiy] Weller WTCPT Question
>
>
>> Hey everyone,
>> 
>> I bought a Weller WTCPT from ebay a week or so ago, and it stopped  
>> working tonight. The base station switch still lights up, and the  
>> fuse is still fine. It's just the iron doesn't get hot anymore.  
>> Before it stopped working, I could hear and feel it "kicking on" from  
>> time to time, and I assumed this was the temperature compensation. It  
>> doesn't do that now. Any ideas what's wrong with it? Do I need a new  
>> pencil? (I sure hope not)
>> 
>> Thanks for any advice you can give,
>> Chris
>
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