Zerotolerance
- Joined Sep 18, 2011
- 55
I would have reason to believe that the moment your iron got to full temp it burned all the heat transfer compound off.
If the tips are exposed copper - some leeching into the solder melt is normal.I wish I had such luck with my tips. I try to take care of them and they still get pitted and damaged.
by Duane Benson
by Jake Hertz