[Boatanchors] SOLDER TIPS

[J. Forster]

I think the switches fail because there is an arc when you release the
trigger, opening the circuit.

Has anybody thought about a suppressor to reduce the arcing?

-John

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> I got a Weller  model 8200 a year or so ago to replace a very old Weller
> WD-135 which they no longer make case housings for!  The iron still works
> great.  The 8200 has trigger switch problems and it has failed twice and I
> repaired it, but the switch is CRA compared with the older ones!~  Add to
> this the price of a replacement switch is outrageous at around $12 plus
> shipping!  The iron works well except for the damned switch.  Anybody know
> where I can get some of the OLD type dual heat switches which were a LOT
> more reliable!  The one in the WD-135 is still going after over 40 years!
> I
> will try to use it as a last resort.
>
> 73,
>
> Sandy W5TVW
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mr Magoo" <magoo at isp.ca>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 6:35 AM
> Subject: [Boatanchors] SOLDER TIPS
>
>
>> I'm doing a lot more building these days and I'm getting pretty
>> frustrated
>> with the short time replacement tips last in my Weller gun.  I never had
>> tips fail this quickly way back when, but I suppose the quality is
>> nowhere
>> near what it was decades ago.  Yes, I use an iron too but there are jobs
>> which require a gun to do effectively.  And yes-I look after the tip,
>> making
>> sure it stays tinned and is secure in the gun.
>>
>> So, does anyone know of a source of more robust tips for the small
>> Weller
>> gun?
>>
>> Bill VE3NH
>>
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