In a message dated 1/23/2007 11:12:47 P.M. Central Standard Time,
rebirth@... writes:
Goes even better after filing the tip to a sharp fine point. <<
David! Most soldering tips for "electronics" today are iron-plated (so the
solder does not rapidly dissolve a bare copper tip). If you "customized" an
iron-plated tip, the copper inside is bare, and it will "go away" rapidly,
just as old-fashioned (pre-iron-plated) tips did! On the other hand, if this
were a bare-copper tip at the outset, fine! A clean, but UNFILED! iron-plated
tip will last years until that first tiny corner is rubbed-through, and the
molten solder contacts the copper inside.
Your gas iron sounds much hotter than adviseable for much PCB work! Funny:
Literally millions of folk all over the world, and I am sure at least
thousands in NZ, happily use electric irons! I have no difficulties at all, and I
only have 120 V. mains!
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