How often do the tips need to be replaced? my radioshack 40 watt iron was always melting tips.
1989300
I haven't replaced one yet! I use it every couple of days for an hour or so.
1989301
I've had my weller for just a few months, but I've also owned a radioshack 40 watt iron. I've worked on various projects with the weller iron, mostly wiring and some circuitry. I haven't had any problems with it melting tips. In fact, the tip still looks as good as it did when I got it in the mail. The tip does seem to be of significantly better quality than what I got on the radioshack iron so I would suspect that you won't ever encounter the same problem with your weller.
1989302
I used one for years, ran it very hot because I like to solder fast, only replaced the tip once.
1776762
Hi Linton. Not sure on the tip issue. I do many types of repairs and small hobby things with mine. I have no doubt u can do glass. Just not sure if the particular tip u want is included. I have 2 of these units. I have suffered zero burn outs on tips etc.Been a mil wright 35 yrs. The tool works well. I dial in the heat I need for alloy I'm using and it's good to go. Hope this helps u friend. Merry Christmas an Happy Holidays
503231
You will have to use their tips. I don't use the soldering part of the unit. I have two Weller soldering stations. I only use the hot air part of the unit for removing surface mount components. It works great for that purpose.
686573
A low wattage iron (10-15 Watts) might require so long to heat the solder to a fluid state, that you damage circuitry or material bonds. Use a good temperature controlled device. With a 700 to 750°F setting (approx) damage should be minimal.
1977381
No, the tip is way to large and the heat too high for that type of work. I would buy a variable heat pencil style soldering iron.
1699189
The bristles of the brush are fiberglass and will scratch polished soft metal surfaces. I use mine to scratch the oxydation off of soft copper PC board circuits to prepare them for soldering. Iron-clad soldering iron tips are meant to be sacrificial to some degree. Clean them with a damp sponge when hot to quench ash off of them. Immediately re-tin with solder. This fiberglass brush could be a reasonable tool to use on a cool iron tip but, I would choose using a steel wire wheel on a bench grinder (carefully) for the job.
599928
You bet!! Replace it as soon as you can. The hot could cause sparks, then fire! Good luck!
1613838
Here's a link to the replacement tip, but it costs more than just buying the scribe tool. I recommend buying another scribe tool. http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-Instruments-88P-Replacement/dp/B00004T7S2/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1424669654&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=General+Tools+%26+Instruments+88CM+Tungsten+Carbide+Scriber+and+Magnet+replacement+tip
551082
I *think* all the Weller soldering gun tips are the same, so as long as it's a tip for a soldering *gun*, you should be good. They're distinct from the soldering iron tips in that they're curved and both ends of them screw into the gun, whereas soldering iron tips are straight and screw in on one end.
743206
362F is really low for soldering though. Try it at 750. Also, is your temp gun accurate? I reccomend purchasig an actual tip thermometer.
319184
Hey there, ravi nankani. It has temperature control, but from some reviews I read before I purchased mine was the station wasn't true temperature control because the tip doesn't keep the same temperature, it can go up or down. I'm happy with mine, but if you're planning on using yours regularly, and the tip needs to stay at a steady temperature, you might want to take a step up. Try going to: Weller WLC 100 at Amazon. There you'll find some great reviews by people who really know soldering, giving you a better idea whether or not to make the purchase.
1379388
The instructions for this unit states you should wash after each use with hot water.So it is not necessary to have replacement tips.
743204
Is your tip fully connected? Is there any solder on the tip? Have you turned up the temp and soldered a joint? Is your heat gun accurate? Does the light blink or stay lite?
132743
yes i use my weller to solder wire i just bought a smaller tip for the iron.
843439
According to the features listed at the Amazon webpage, the soldering iron tip replacements are the TIPK1 tips. You can find them using the following linkhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0002LLW7C?cache=61672734283ef06ac2b80b8c0da42fcf#ref=pd_aw_sims_1&precache;=1Hope this helps.
1804374
This soldering iron does not have replaceable tips. It is a solid unit.It only 'looks' like one of Weller's regular replaceable tip irons.
1599866
There should be no problem. Just make sure you cleaned all the plastic off the tip and it will work just fine. You just don't want to get melted plastic in your solder joints! So clean it all off.