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Does the tip quality matter?
 

I just need a fine point for my weller soldering iron to fix my receiver. can i just get anything like this:  http://www.amazon.com/Soldering-900M-T-1-Standard-Solder-Station/dp/B005D67GGM/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1446769469&sr=8-12&keywords=soldering+iron+tip

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Does the tip quality matter?

 

I just need a fine point for my weller soldering iron to fix my receiver. can i just get anything like this:  http://www.amazon.com/Soldering-900M-T-1-Standard-Solder-Station/dp/B005D67GGM/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1446769469&sr=8-12&keywords=soldering+iron+tip

Doesn't really matter, but a small tip will not be good all round. Will you only use on small electronic? Use flux to help with soldering

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Doesn't really matter, but a small tip will not be good all round. Will you only use on small electronic? Use flux to help with soldering

Yeah, i have a bigger tip. But im trying to solder a capacitor onto my receiver board, and i need a smaller tip/

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Does the tip quality matter?

 

I just need a fine point for my weller soldering iron to fix my receiver. can i just get anything like this:  http://www.amazon.com/Soldering-900M-T-1-Standard-Solder-Station/dp/B005D67GGM/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1446769469&sr=8-12&keywords=soldering+iron+tip

 

In general as long as it's a cladded tip they will work, it just depends how long that cladding and base material lasts which usually determines the quality of a tip.

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In general as long as it's a cladded tip they will work, it just depends how long that cladding and base material lasts which usually determines the quality of a tip.

well I really only need it to do one job

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Yeah, i have a bigger tip. But im trying to solder a capacitor onto my receiver board, and i need a smaller tip/

With good hands you can use a huge tip and solder small capacitors on a pcb. Trust me :D just use flux and patents

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With good hands you can use a huge tip and solder small capacitors on a pcb. Trust me :D just use flux and patents

I just tried. Not working very well. Ill just buy a cheap pointy tip

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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You don't need a small tip. It helps, but you don't need it. Hold the tip on one side of the wire and apply the solder to the other side of the wire. You don't need the wire to heat up, you just need the solder to have to contact the wire in order to reach the soldering iron.

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You don't need a small tip. It helps, but you don't need it. Hold the tip on one side of the wire and apply the solder to the other side of the wire. You don't need the wire to heat up, you just need the solder to have to contact the wire in order to reach the soldering iron.

Well its not a wire, im using a capacitor. the tip is too big to fit in the small space.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Do the cap leads not go through the PCB? The leads are what I mean by wire.

 

You gotta make sure the solder is flowing around the leads.

No, they do not go through the PCB.

 

My soldering iron cant really reach the leads.

I ordered a cheap tip on ebay.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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A cheap tip just will not last as long really that is about it.

Ok, well i dont need it for much.

 

And I already ordered it.

Then i will be able to fix my receiver.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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