Electronics Forum | Sat Sep 03 13:01:36 EDT 2011 | waveroom
I'm thinking that your soldering irons are not up to the task. take a tip temperature measurement of the iron prior to and during soldering process. With high temp solder alloys you need an iron that provides continuous temperature at the tip. Doing
Electronics Forum | Sun Apr 25 13:35:33 EDT 2004 | Sly
I am looking for how to choose right solder iron tip for different application for example THT soldering, smt soldering. What kind of iron tips should i use? Where can i find guide with diagrams about it in internet?
Electronics Forum | Tue May 02 12:14:44 EDT 2006 | russ
You are exactly right, tip life is greatly reduced with the pbfree alloys. Some mafgrs are using an extra thick plating to reduce this. Next directive will be to determine what to do with all the tips now.
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 30 09:56:58 EDT 2006 | solderite
Lead Free solder is definately more corrosive on solder tips. You might look at the testimonials on lead free soldering tips at leadfreesolderingstations.com
Electronics Forum | Thu Oct 16 10:17:51 EDT 2008 | kevslatvin
I'd start by looking at the available tips from the manufacturer of the iron you are using. They usually have a selection of specialty tips in their catalog either online or in print.
Electronics Forum | Wed May 26 12:52:52 EDT 2010 | emrtech
Found a company that builds modified tool tips for my9 with stainless steel tip. we are going to try one and seen if it helps on placing the 0201 components. the rubber tip just gets damaged too easy and components stick to it do the solder flux.
Electronics Forum | Tue Apr 27 15:18:13 EDT 2004 | Claude_Couture
No offence, but have you ever used a soldering iron? The usage dictates the shape you need. small pads require small tips, big pads require big tips. Then you have chisel tips, cone tips, etc... that is to your preference or what you feel more comfor
Electronics Forum | Fri Nov 03 14:02:35 EST 2006 | russ
The temp your iron is set at is somewhat irrelevant, it is the temp at the tip right? We use metcals and have 700 deg tips for leadfree. As you may know Metcal temp is at the tip and not a heating element seperate from the tip like many irons are.
Electronics Forum | Thu Nov 16 05:57:57 EST 2006 | egrice
The key to longer lasting solder tips when using lead free solder is the amount of Iron plating on the tip. While it is true that tips will burn out quicker, there are some solder iron manufacturers who have addressed this. The ERSA ICON, for examp
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 26 15:51:14 EDT 2013 | jdengler
We use JBC here. I like the response time of the iron tip. When soldering, the tip temperature does not drop as much as the Weller's we used to use. I like the ease of changing tip sizes. I dislike the cost of replacement elements. The tip and
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