Re: Extending Soldering Tip Life

On a sunny day (Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:49:00 GMT) it happened nico@xxxxxxxxxxx
(Nico Coesel) wrote in <4589af59.2100735618@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

myrealaddress@xxxxxxxxx (D from BC) wrote:

I'm currently using rosin core solder and sometimes I use no clean
flux and water soluble flux..

I wonder if I could add sometime to that damp sponge on the solder
station to help with tip life..

Buy an Ersa soldering iron and tips. The tips usually last longer than
the iron.

mmm last ersa I had the iron lasted a week.... :-)
But that was long ago.
Indeed I suspec ttips is big bussiness, many 'long life' tips start corroding
rather fast at the not prepared end it seems.
Yes I use them to weld plastics too ;-)
.

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