Glass fibre cleaner for soldering iron tip

[Dave Plowman (News)]

In article <prestwhich-D0EF2F.08182725042009@news.west.cox.net>,
Smitty Two <prestwhich@earthlink.net> wrote:

In article <gsk0nn$6cb$3@blackhelicopter.databasix.com>,
Bob Larter <bobbylarter@gmail.com> wrote:

Matt H R wrote:
I guess my Antex XS25 iron might be a bit too hot. It's nominally
quite hot at 390 degrees C (735 F) and could be running even
hotter.

It should be 360c.

Not if you don't have all day long to fiddle around. I never solder with
anything but 800 F. (427 C.)

Fine if you're soldering continuously - but if it's the usual gap while
preparing a component etc aren't you forever cleaning it?

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*Do they ever shut up on your planet?

Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
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On Apr 25, 1:34 pm, "Dave Plowman (News)" <d...@davenoise.co.uk>
wrote:

In article <prestwhich-D0EF2F.08182725042...@news.west.cox.net>,
   Smitty Two <prestwh...@earthlink.net> wrote:

In article <gsk0nn$6c...@blackhelicopter.databasix.com>,
 Bob Larter <bobbylar...@gmail.com> wrote:
Matt H R wrote:
I guess my Antex XS25 iron might be a bit too hot.  It's nominally
quite hot at 390 degrees C (735 F) and could be running even
hotter.

It should be 360c.
Not if you don't have all day long to fiddle around. I never solder with
anything but 800 F. (427 C.)

Fine if you're soldering continuously - but if it's the usual gap while
preparing a component etc aren't you forever cleaning it?

--
*Do they ever shut up on your planet?

    Dave Plowman        d...@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
                  To e-mail, change noise into sound.

TUWAHAHAHA APPARENTLY NOT

HE IS STUCK ON OPEN ANUS LIKE ARCHIMEDES' THE BIG BOOZER
APPARENTLY THEY WENT TO THE SAME ALMA MATER

I AM PROTEUS