Hi, I need the portability of a gas soldering iron and have used Solderpro irons but it's criminal how many tips they get through.
Solderpro tips seem to be deliberately made of the cheapest quick-rot metal ever invented. Maybe it's just me being cynical but that's how it seems. They are not cheap after all....
It doesn't make any difference what temp I keep the iron at. Low-flux solder helps quite a lot. As does keeping the tip wetted at all times and yet the tips always die after a few weeks at best.
Does anybody know of a gas soldering iron that has tips that last a reasonable length of time? As in months not weeks. Cheers.
Solderpro tips seem to be deliberately made of the cheapest quick-rot metal ever invented. Maybe it's just me being cynical but that's how it seems. They are not cheap after all....
It doesn't make any difference what temp I keep the iron at. Low-flux solder helps quite a lot. As does keeping the tip wetted at all times and yet the tips always die after a few weeks at best.
Does anybody know of a gas soldering iron that has tips that last a reasonable length of time? As in months not weeks. Cheers.