[ale] WAY OT: Electrical question...

[Robert Reese]

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On 11/11/2006 at 5:35 PM Jack Schneider wrote:

>Hi, BTW I agree with CHS, leave ti on..  Another tip-
>if going to be idle for a while make sure it's well tinned in the work
>area (tip) and just wipe with a damp cloth or sponge before reuse.
>
>PS, I spent twenty years in circuit board manufacturing.  8-(


Ditto.  Almost twenty years ago I worked for a company that made electronic scales.  The tech there never turned his iron off, and he told me to *always* to keep it tinned, just like Jack said.  A neat, simple trick he used to clean it while working was to stick it into a dry cellulose sponge that wiped all of the grime off, then retinned it.

Robert~



>Charles Shapiro wrote:
>> Well, what I was taught was to wipe the tip clean after every session,
>> and then unscrew it a little from the
>> soldering iron with a pair of pliers while it's still hot. That way, it
>> won't freeze up in there and you can replace it easily
>> when the time comes.  I'd also lean toward keeping it hot; mostly the
>> cycling is what harms electrical equipment.
>> 
>> -- CHS
>> 
>> 
>> On 11/11/06, *Christopher Bergeron* <christopher at bergeron.com
>> <mailto:christopher at bergeron.com>> wrote:
>> 
>>     Does anyone know the best way to preserve a soldering iron tip?
>> 
>>     Is it best to have the iron on for a long time (hour or two), or
>turn it
>>     on and off between uses (use for 10 minutes, turn off for 10 mins,
>etc).
>> 
>>     Does the heating and cooling of the tip cause it to wear out or is it
>>     duration of heat?
>> 
>>     Thanks and sorry for the OT post, but I can't think of any other
>crowd
>>     that might have a suggestion here.
>> 
>>     Kind regards,
>>     CB
>> 
>> 
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