By "Leaping" I meant in comparison to the old iron. The old one
seemed to suck up any solder within reach - hell, I swear some
teleported to the tip!
The new iron picks up very little, just a tiny bead at the tip
sometimes which I actually find useful for tacking in that first leg
of an awkward job. The instructions say its best to leave that
solder on the tip at the end of a session - protects it from
oxidation. Whodathunkit :D
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan
<stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
seemed to suck up any solder within reach - hell, I swear some
teleported to the tip!
The new iron picks up very little, just a tiny bead at the tip
sometimes which I actually find useful for tacking in that first leg
of an awkward job. The instructions say its best to leave that
solder on the tip at the end of a session - protects it from
oxidation. Whodathunkit :D
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan
<stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
> i don't fully understand what you mean with "leaping solder".solder to the
> you should only use the iron to heat the joint, and apply the
> joint not to the iron.