what metal are soldering iron tips made out of usually?
"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On 29 Jan 2006 16:32:05 -0800, "Andrew VK3BFA"
wrote:
A query though - I read on anothe group that NASA had banned WELLER
irons because of the spike induced into the tip when it switches -
Didn't those things go out with valves ? ("vacuum tubes", you
heathens)
Weller's combination soldering iron / arc welders must have kept the
CMOS factories running for years, the amount of 4000 series they
killed.
Andy,
Shame on you - they are excellent irons. Been using them boy and man
and now old man !
AWEM
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