[Boatanchors] SOLDER TIPS

[Jim Haynes]

On Sun, 5 Sep 2010, David C. Hallam wrote:

>  I gave up on soldering guns a long time ago.  I didn't like the
> waiting time for the tip to get hot and didn't think the reliability of
> joint was as good as with an iron.  I've got a big 250W Weller gun that
> won't melt soft butter.
>
That suggests that the connection between the wires of the tip and the
rods that hold those wires is not solid.  Try loosening and then 
tightening the nuts or screws that hold the tip wires to the rods.