[Boatanchors] SOLDER TIPS

[Bob W5UQ]

  Note: using anything in place of the recommended tips can cause your 
gun to heat up and fail.

The recommended tips have a "composite material" in the tip.  Since they 
are EASY to locate and buy.... why not do the proper thing? :-)     (no 
criticism here...just trying to tell the facts :-) ).

I used to put a copper wire in place of the tip.. did it for years... 
found out that the tips Weller sells has the tip made of something more 
than copper.  This is supposed to concentrate the heat to the tip.

Any new tips should be solder covered....or TINNED... before use.  Heat 
up the tip and put solder over the area(s) where you will be soldering.  
I cover both sides of the tip and the tip of the tip... :-D

Anyway, go to Practical Electronics in Tampa, FL at this website and 
tell Dennis or Rick (the owners) that I sent you... they will ship you 
the proper tips and not charge an arm and a leg for shipping.  If you 
prefer, they will put them in an envelop and send at a "decent price".

*_Practical Electronics email  is: pelectro at tampabay.rr.com
Their website is at:    http://peitba.com/
_*
Try it, you'll like it.

Bob Hardie
W5UQ

On 9/5/2010 4:29 PM, Flowertime01 at wmconnect.com wrote:
> Bill,
>
> My gun uses nuts. I just cut a length to #12 or #10 copper wire and make up
> my own. I put a twist in the poop at the tip end for more solder holding
> area. Life is no longer than the stock tips but the price is better. You can
> drill the nuts for a large dia wire and maybe use a single strand from some
> heavy size conductor.
>
> Roger AI4NI</HTML>
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