[sdiy] Soldering Iron Recomendations

[Graham Atkins]

On 29 Mar 2011, at 17:36, Ingo Debus wrote:

> Am 29.03.2011 um 15:47 schrieb Colin f:
>
>> I'm using nearly as much tip-brite as I am solder.
>
> What is tip-brite? Is this something similar to Weller Tip Activator?
> For those who don't know: Tip Activator is a small tin can filled  
> with solid stuff. If you put the soldering tip into it, it melts  
> (and stinks horribly). Afterwards the tip works slightly better, but  
> only for a short time.

Multicore make something as well just called "Tip Cleaner". It  
consists of chemicals and powdered solder designed to strip the burned  
on flux and tin the bit in one operation. Too much use will also  
reduce tip life.

Graham