[Elecraft] OT: New soldering station needed

[Mel Farrer]

I agree with the long snoot, hi.  I modified the longest one I had for a 45 degree bend so that I had a 1/4 inch approx length of horizontal tip to heat up several SMD leads at once.  Seemed to help.

Mel, K6KBE





On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 3:21 PM, Josh Fiden <josh at voodoolab.com> wrote:
 
If I wanted to be prepared for whatever comes along, I'd get a large and 
small chisel, plus small conical for SMD. For example:

5.2mm chisel T15-D52
1.2mm chisel T15-D12
0.2mm conical T15-BLL

The long slender snoot on that conical makes it easier to see an SMD 
part underneath. The D24/2.4mm chisel is also nice if you want something 
big enough to hit a larger through hole tab, but you don't want to swap 
tips to get into a tight space.

The colored sleeves are also nice. You can hot swap tips and the bright 
colors (orange, green, blue, etc) mean you can quickly grab the size you 
want without close inspection. Those are part# B321x, where x specifies 
the color.

73,
Josh W6XU

On 3/25/2014 6:14 PM, Phil & Debbie Salas wrote:
> What tip or tips do you recommend?  They have a 4mm chisel, a 5.2mm chisel, and a conical.
> Thanks,
> Phil – AD5X
>

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