Weller soldering iron tips?

[budgie]

On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 10:29:17 -0500, "Myron Samila"
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On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:58:00 -0000, "Mjolinor" <mjolinor@hotmail.com> wrote:

It's only a legal adoption anyway, the US will start using C about the same
time as the rest of the world's public does.

I think you need to get out more. The ROW public use C as their daily measure
in the vast majority of countries. Europe, ... , even Australia.


Strangely enough, in Canada, we use Metric for just about everything (including temp).
BUT, if you are building something, you are going to use a 4'x8' sheet of plywood, or a
2x4 (") stud, ummmmmm...... how many sq/ft is your house?!?!? rarely do you hear someone
using Metric in the building trade. Yes, this electrical conduit is 3 meters (ahhhh, no,
but cable here is sold in meters)

But, we pretty much use Metric for just about everything else, makes a lot of sense too!!!
It is sooooooooo easy to understand compared to inches (conversions is just so easy).

I work on cars as a hobby (I race an Italian car), and just looking at a nut or bolt, I
can say "10mm", where when I'm working on an American car, it's like "1/4, 3/8, what
the?!?!?" heheh.

I also have a conversion calculator on my PDA that has some "out of date" measurements to
convert to, like a furlong, stones, etc... heheh.

The US does use metric though!!!! JPL is using the metric system for their Mars mission,
etc...... JBL (a speaker manufacturer) uses metric for just about everything regarding
the design of their speakers (voice coil, spider, magnet gap, except the diameter is
measured in inches!)

As distinct from the aviation industry (outside US, in metricated countries):

Fuel in litres
Altitude in ft
Speed in knots, distance in nautical miles
Weights in kg

Go figure ....

 

[Tony]

On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 10:29:17 -0500, "Myron Samila"
<myronx19@no.spam.sympatico.ca> wrote:

Strangely enough, in Canada, we use Metric for just about everything (including temp).
BUT, if you are building something, you are going to use a 4'x8' sheet of plywood, or a
2x4 (") stud, ummmmmm...... how many sq/ft is your house?!?!? rarely do you hear someone
using Metric in the building trade. Yes, this electrical conduit is 3 meters (ahhhh, no,
but cable here is sold in meters)

But, we pretty much use Metric for just about everything else, makes a lot of sense too!!!
It is sooooooooo easy to understand compared to inches (conversions is just so easy).

The first time I ordered 8'x4' plywood sheets since metrication, I asked if they
were metric sizes or imperial. They insisted "it's all STRICTLY metric now, you
can't get the imperial sizes any more - 2440x1220" (and it's still the same).

It's ALL been strictly metric in Oz for very many years, EXCEPT all the retail
hardware stores seem to still sell Asian imperial screws and nuts, while all the
wholesale/trade suppliers supply mostly metric.

Tony (remove the "_" to reply by email)

 

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For general soldering including surface mount, FQFPs etc what's
the best
temperature tip to use?

Also should I opt for screwdriver shape or long conical?

Does the number on the tip signify temperature in 00 degrees F?



If you have a Weller "WTCPN" station then the tips are temperature
controlled, and the single digit is the temperature in degrees F.
Having
used it I could never go back to a non-controlled temperature iron.

Which temperature and size you use will depend on what your job is.

For soldering surface mount I use a sharp conical tip at either 600
or 700
degrees. For soldering through-hole I use a 700 degree conical or
small
blade tip -- the conical tip is a bit small for most jobs but it
gets down
into a forest of leads nicely. For soldering point-to-point wiring
in
antique radios I have some mondo-big tips (I think they're named
Crabb and
Goyle).



Can we have soem Fs and Cs here, I thought this guy must be back
sodlering
at 700c then I realised he was from the wrong side of the Atlantic

I see degrees F mentioned twice above. As for "wrong side of the
Atlantic", there is no 'wrong' side, but for effect, you could say "Left
side of the pond".