Tired, tired subject

Hello. I have a Weller 100, 3/8 tip. IT'S TOO HOT and very difficult
to work with, very frustrating. Will changing to a smaller 1/4 tip
cool the sucker down?

Thank You!

shawn

wrote in message
ups.com...
Hello. I have a Weller 100, 3/8 tip. IT'S TOO HOT and very difficult
to work with, very frustrating. Will changing to a smaller 1/4 tip
cool the sucker down?

Thank You!

shawn



No, the Weller 100 (the one with the blue-green handle) uses temperature
controlled tips. You can't put a temp controller on it. If you have the
red handled Weller, you can use a temp controller.

Pull your tip out of the iron and look at the butt end of the tip, opposite
the business end. If it is an internally controlled tip, you will see a 7
for 700.

wrote in message
ups.com...
Hello. I have a Weller 100, 3/8 tip. IT'S TOO HOT and very difficult
to work with, very frustrating. Will changing to a smaller 1/4 tip
cool the sucker down?

Thank You!

shawn



Learn to solder faster, or just cool it down on a wet sponge right before
you work with it..


--
JK Sinrod
www.SinrodStudios.com
www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com

Thank you for answering. I do both you suggested. Will changing to a
small tip lower the temperature? THANK YOU. shawn

wrote in message
ups.com...



Thank you for answering. I do both you suggested. Will changing to a
small tip lower the temperature? THANK YOU. shawn

No. Probably not. If your Weller is blue handled, definitely not.

A smaller tip has less thermal mass, so it will cool faster as you work.

aw, crap.

for about 20 $ or less, get the inland studio pro 100 watt iron (maroon
handle). Rig a dual socket/lighting dimmer switch to the wall plug and
vouila! less than 25$ and even I can do this. have to say , tho that
learning to move faster is the REAL answer. m


wrote in message
oups.com...



aw, crap.

"michele" wrote in message
...
for about 20 $ or less, get the inland studio pro 100 watt iron (maroon
handle). Rig a dual socket/lighting dimmer switch to the wall plug and
vouila! less than 25$ and even I can do this. have to say , tho that
learning to move faster is the REAL answer. m




Coffee works too...


--
JK Sinrod
www.SinrodStudios.com
www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com

wow that brought back some old times, I will have to check and see if I
still have that dimmer box that I made back in the 70's, time sure does
fly dont it

The flux snaps, pops, turns brown or black, and smokes constantly.
The solder disappears, but not all the time. All of these symptoms
i've assigned to the iron being too hot. The copper seams are nicely
flush with each other. I switched flux brands from Canfield to
Classic 100. Why? dunno, but i'll go back to Canfield to see what
happens. Thank You for your advice.

shawn