[Boatanchors] Weller Soldering tips

[Bob W5UQ]

David,
         well, I couldn't remember even though I've used Wen many times 
over the years.  Was Chief Engineer/Dir of Engineering of several TV and 
radio stations.  Besides being a ham.
Kinda thought the tip would be different.
Oh well.
GL.  Bob

and the beat goes onnnnnn!



On 4/15/2011 3:35 PM, David C. Hallam wrote:
> Wen used an entirely different type of tip.  Their tip was a tube with
> one contact running through the tube to the tip on the end.  That wire
> was insulated from the tube with a ceramic material.  Either the wire
> would burn out or eventually break off in the gun where the contact
> screw tightened on it.
>
> David
> KW4DH
>
> On 4/15/2011 4:24 PM, Bob W5UQ wrote:
>> http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Apex-Tool-Group-Formerly-Cooper-Tools/7250AN/?qs=dryG%252bOqy3PYBYCfUW6x%252bfw%3d%3d
>>
>> Here are Weller solder tips that can be had from Mousser.  Maybe they
>> would work?
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> On 4/15/2011 2:42 PM, David C. Hallam wrote:
>>> I don't think Wen makes soldering guns anymore.  I had several and got
>>> rid of them because I couldn't get replacement tips.  I got tired of
>>> waiting for the tip to get hot and replacing burned out tips.  Besides a
>>> soldering iron is much more practical for radio work.  I now use a nice
>>> Hako soldering station and a great big old iron if I have to do
>>> something like unsoldering a capacitor can from a chassis.  I could
>>> never get enough heat from a 200W Weller gun I have to do that job.
>>>
>>> David
>>> KW4DH
>>>
>>> On 4/15/2011 3:25 PM, Paul Kraemer wrote:
>>>> DoesWEN still have those plated iron tips? That is a big advantage of using
>>>> a Weller if you care about craftsmanship. Only thing I ever thought a WEN
>>>> was good for was starting the charcoal in the bbq and doing wood burning
>>>> projects.
>>>> I have three different Weller guns from 70w to 250w and all are great for
>>>> some purpose.
>>>> Precision soldering is always done with a temperature controlled iron either
>>>> a Weller or a Hako with an appropriate wattage tip.
>>>> Paul K0UYA
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "john fitzsimmons"<w3jn at yahoo.com>
>>>> To: "David Knepper"<collinsradio at comcast.net>
>>>> Cc:<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 11:13 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Weller Soldering tips
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Get an old Wen soldering gun and you'll have almost instant tip heating and
>>>> you'll never need to mess with tips again. I have my dad's old Wen from
>>>> about 1960, and have never replaced/tightened/otherwise messed with/ the
>>>> tip.
>>>>
>>>> Why Wellers are so popular is beyond me. They have a truly terrible design.
>>>>
>>>> --- On Thu, 4/14/11, David Knepper<collinsradio at comcast.net>    wrote:
>>>>
>>>> From: David Knepper<collinsradio at comcast.net>
>>>> Subject: [Boatanchors] Weller Soldering tips
>>>> To:collins_radios at yahoogroups.com
>>>> Cc:boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>>>> Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 7:58 PM
>>>>
>>>> I went to my local Radio Shack store today and was pleasantly surprised to
>>>> find Weller soldering tips for both the light (8200) and heavy duty (D550)
>>>> guns. Price for two tips for both guns was slightly less than $2.00.
>>>>
>>>> In the Mouser catalog they are listed at a price of $4.47 for two.
>>>>
>>>> Incidentally, I installed the Radio Shack tips in both of my Weller guns and
>>>> they seem to work fine.
>>>>
>>>> I just bet that someone is going to say that the Radio Shack tips are
>>>> inferior.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you
>>>>
>>>> David Knepper, W3CRA/W3ST
>>>> Editor of the Collins Journal
>>>> Secretary of the Collins Radio Association
>>>> www.collinsra.com
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