On Monday, 26 March 2018 00:56:37 UTC+1, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp wrote:
On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 00:25:52 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:
In article ,
tabbypurr wrote:

Apart from anything else, with a low volt temperature controlled iron,
both the bits and elements will last longer. An important thing when
earning money from repairs. Anyone who doesn't know this is an
amateur.

That's just funny. It's probably fair to say that ignorance re soldering
iron tips is common.

Are you saying from experience that a non temperature controlled mains
iron will have as long and element and bit life as a low voltage
temperature controlled type?

An oversimplification, in general a controlled iron will have a longer
bit life, but many irons including my two are not controlled and are
still on their first bit.

it's basic fizzicks, a non thermostatic iron inevitbaly runs hotter when not thermally loaded, and hotter = faster oxidation, if all else is equal, which it isn't.

I remember irons with a boost button too, liked those.


NT