Soldering iron tip name...

[bitrex]

I have a couple Rat Shack 60 watt temp-controlled LCD-display soldering
stations:

<https://www.radioshack.com/collections/soldering-irons/products/60w-digital-soldering-station?variant=20331571973>

They\'re actually pretty nice and work well. The irons take a replacement
4-wire heater that\'s readily available fro Amazon.

They take an odd tip though, it\'s not a Weller external screw-base type.
It\'s not a solid-type. It\'s not the short-base hollow-type with internal
threads that my temp-controlled Weller uses, \"ETA\" I think this is
called. It\'s a long-base hollow with no threads, slightly larger
diameter hole than the ETA-type, that the heating element slides into.
Is there a name for that type to look up when looking for tip
sets/replacements?

 

[bitrex]

On 8/10/2020 3:17 PM, bitrex wrote:

I have a couple Rat Shack 60 watt temp-controlled LCD-display soldering
stations:

https://www.radioshack.com/collections/soldering-irons/products/60w-digital-soldering-station?variant=20331571973


They\'re actually pretty nice and work well. The irons take a replacement
4-wire heater that\'s readily available fro Amazon.

They take an odd tip though, it\'s not a Weller external screw-base type.
It\'s not a solid-type. It\'s not the short-base hollow-type with internal
threads that my temp-controlled Weller uses, \"ETA\" I think this is
called. It\'s a long-base hollow with no threads, slightly larger
diameter hole than the ETA-type, that the heating element slides into.
Is there a name for that type to look up when looking for tip
sets/replacements?

IIRC these type of tips fit them, but \"eclipse\" are real China
juuuuuuuuuuuuuunk!

<https://www.youdoitelectronics.com/eclipse-replacement-tip-for-ss-206e-ss-207e-5si-216n-1c>

 

[Joe Gwinn]

On Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:17:40 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:

I have a couple Rat Shack 60 watt temp-controlled LCD-display soldering
stations:

https://www.radioshack.com/collections/soldering-irons/products/60w-digital-soldering-station?variant=20331571973

They\'re actually pretty nice and work well. The irons take a replacement
4-wire heater that\'s readily available fro Amazon.

They take an odd tip though, it\'s not a Weller external screw-base type.
It\'s not a solid-type. It\'s not the short-base hollow-type with internal
threads that my temp-controlled Weller uses, \"ETA\" I think this is
called. It\'s a long-base hollow with no threads, slightly larger
diameter hole than the ETA-type, that the heating element slides into.
Is there a name for that type to look up when looking for tip
sets/replacements?

The unit looks kinda like a Weller WES51 or so, and the WES tips sound
like your description. I have one. It\'s a very common iron, and this
is likely a clone.

Joe Gwinn

 

[bitrex]

On 8/10/2020 8:01 PM, Joe Gwinn wrote:

On Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:17:40 -0400, bitrex <user@example.net> wrote:

I have a couple Rat Shack 60 watt temp-controlled LCD-display soldering
stations:

https://www.radioshack.com/collections/soldering-irons/products/60w-digital-soldering-station?variant=20331571973

They\'re actually pretty nice and work well. The irons take a replacement
4-wire heater that\'s readily available fro Amazon.

They take an odd tip though, it\'s not a Weller external screw-base type.
It\'s not a solid-type. It\'s not the short-base hollow-type with internal
threads that my temp-controlled Weller uses, \"ETA\" I think this is
called. It\'s a long-base hollow with no threads, slightly larger
diameter hole than the ETA-type, that the heating element slides into.
Is there a name for that type to look up when looking for tip
sets/replacements?

The unit looks kinda like a Weller WES51 or so, and the WES tips sound
like your description. I have one. It\'s a very common iron, and this
is likely a clone.

Joe Gwinn

Ah, great. I\'ll see if I can get my hands on one of those to test and
see if it fits