[Boatanchors] Weller Iron Frustrations

[Dave Harmon]

Are you making a 90 degree turn on the end of the tip prongs, then insert
through the cross hole then tighten down the nut??
Mine never get loose and never go hi-z.

Dave Harmon
K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
Sperry, Ok.

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Subject: [Boatanchors] Weller Iron Frustrations

Re:  Weller Iron Frustrations

We've discussed this before, but I'm hoping some new ideas have evolved.

Weller soldering irons with the copper tips make me want to pull my hair
out- both of them.
The copper tips will make about two joints before they go Hi-Z at the tip
connection points.  I have to either tap the tip several times or re-tighten
the tip mounting set screws to break the oxide barrier and get decent heat.

Is there some kind of compound I can put on a new tip to prevent this?  I've
thought of maybe stuffing the tip sockets with solderwick or something....
anything... to keep decent contact for more than two or three joints.
Gotta get two more kids raised before a hot-air station is realistic and I
don't think it works all that spiffy on our kind of joints, anyway.

Ideas?

73 Dave S.

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