[sdiy] Cheap but reliable soldering iron

[Paul Perry]

It's not always a good idea to melt plastic with an iron -
I have managed to ruin a few tips that way.
I am not a metallurgist, but I suspect that the chlorine in PVC
(for example) attacks the surface of the coated tip, in a permanent way.
It isn't a coating, it is a definite structural change.

paul perry Melbourne Australia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andre Majorel"
> If I splurged on a new iron, it would be for
>something *better* than my WTCP. Something that has a
>temperature read-out and can be adjusted low enough for other
>uses (E.G. melting plastic or heating a component to check for
>thermal drift).

-- 
André Majorel http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/
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