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Offline slash769

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Tip of soldering iron not hot
« on: February 01, 2009, 08:00:57 PM »
Hello.the tip of my soldering iron isn't that hot. It is hotter on the sides that lead up to the tip than the actual tip. What can I do to make it hotter. I have the same one that's from the shop.
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Re: Tip of soldering iron not hot
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2009, 12:18:26 PM »
How old is your iron?
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Re: Tip of soldering iron not hot
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2009, 03:21:52 PM »
like 2 months
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Re: Tip of soldering iron not hot
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2009, 04:19:44 PM »
your tip may be bad or the iron could have gone bad
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Re: Tip of soldering iron not hot
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2009, 12:06:56 AM »
try and get a file and start filing the tip a little
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Re: Tip of soldering iron not hot
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2009, 04:12:18 AM »
ok thanks
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