26 Nov
2002
26 Nov
'02
10:29 a.m.
On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Mark Tapley wrote:
Peter Wallace wrote:
Yes, the 'U' shaped copper part is attached with a screw to the modified
(blunted) tip which is then installed as usual into the iron.
Weller temp controlled (TCPN?) tips dont screw in though, they slide into the
iron and are held in with a separate sleeve and threaded ring.
Peter Wallace
Now I take some 1/32 copper sheet, and bend it
into a 'U'
shaped piece that fits loosely over the SMD part, contacting both solder
lands. With this tip in the Weller iron, and adequate flux and solder to make
good thermal contact with the part and card, its easy to remove the part.
This sounds neat. But I don't understand yet - you screw the copper "U"
into the end of a tip which itself then screws into the end of the iron?
- Mark