Author Topic: Lame punishment... (Read 4301 times)

alentris · « **on:** April 13, 2009, 08:04:24 PM »

My dad grounded me from my soldering iron "until further notice"... that means my mod i'm working on is postponed.

Slim Hacker · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2009, 08:19:38 PM »

Whyd you get grounded frome it?

alentris · « **Reply #2 on:** April 14, 2009, 03:25:23 PM »

I was in the middle of soldering, and my mom comes in and makes me put my laundry away. so I left, and the iron was still on. I came back like 20 minutes later to a soldering iron turned off, and my dad all pissed at me...

ProperBritish · « **Reply #3 on:** April 14, 2009, 03:36:49 PM »

there you go then

NEVER leave an iron on unattended.

bustinthejustin · « **Reply #4 on:** April 14, 2009, 03:39:54 PM »

LOL... agreed with proper. I mean, I've left my iron for 10 secs to check a diagram, but never for like 20 minutes. That's pretty bad for your tip, anyway, since it must be oxidizing like crazy.

alentris · « **Reply #5 on:** April 14, 2009, 03:44:59 PM »

Quote from: bustinthejustin on April 14, 2009, 03:39:54 PM

LOL... agreed with proper. I mean, I've left my iron for 10 secs to check a diagram, but never for like 20 minutes. That's pretty bad for your tip, anyway, since it must be oxidizing like crazy.

Naw, I always clean it before I leave it, so It's just fine. And mine takes a minute or so to unplug (my workbench has weird plugs), and i had to go really fast cause my mom was yelling...

bustinthejustin · « **Reply #6 on:** April 14, 2009, 07:47:41 PM »

Erm... If you clean it, it's even worse. There is nothing protecting your metal from your tip from oxidizing. If you coated it with solder, the solder would oxidize, therefore protecting your tip atleast a bit.

alentris · « **Reply #7 on:** April 14, 2009, 07:48:54 PM »

Quote from: bustinthejustin on April 14, 2009, 07:47:41 PM

Erm... If you clean it, it's even worse. There is nothing protecting your metal from your tip from oxidizing. If you coated it with solder, the solder would oxidize, therefore protecting your tip atleast a bit.

:/ dang, well, it isn't oxidized, so I'm fine either way

MARIOPARTY53 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 14, 2009, 08:16:37 PM »

i left mine on when i went to vactoin lol and its fine

xSLICKVICx · « **Reply #9 on:** April 14, 2009, 08:57:22 PM »

yeah dude i would say dont leave your iron on. I forgot to turn mines off and went to sleep when i woke up it burnt thru my bag and was still burning. Luckly it was just my bag.

blackburn · « **Reply #10 on:** April 14, 2009, 11:04:15 PM »

Yeah ive left my iron on before for a couple hours, but i have a stand that sits on an alluminum plate, so everything was all good!

Alien_X · « **Reply #11 on:** April 15, 2009, 12:52:09 AM »

Generally the term cleaning refers to tinning, considering there is no other way to "clean" your iron tip.

alentris · « **Reply #12 on:** April 15, 2009, 03:27:48 PM »

Quote from: blackburn on April 14, 2009, 11:04:15 PM

Yeah ive left my iron on before for a couple hours, but i have a stand that sits on an alluminum plate, so everything was all good!

HEY! that's mine lol... mine sits on one of those too, so it's cool.

Quote from: Alien_X on April 15, 2009, 12:52:09 AM

Generally the term cleaning refers to tinning, considering there is no other way to "clean" your iron tip.

yeah, but I have this thing to get rid of ANY junk on my iron, You tin it, and then wipe it down with this metal-ish cloth.

SN!P3R · « **Reply #13 on:** April 16, 2009, 06:44:03 PM »

i can solve this problem. just buy another iron! a whopping 9 bucks at ratshack!

alentris · « **Reply #14 on:** April 16, 2009, 06:44:53 PM »

Quote from: SN!P3R on April 16, 2009, 06:44:03 PM

i can solve this problem. just buy another iron! a whopping 9 bucks at ratshack!

lol, plz read the all the posts, my iron is in perfectly fine condition

SN!P3R · « **Reply #15 on:** April 16, 2009, 06:46:07 PM »

i did. since ur dad hias it, just get another one

alentris · « **Reply #16 on:** April 16, 2009, 06:56:53 PM »

Quote from: SN!P3R on April 16, 2009, 06:46:07 PM

i did. since ur dad hias it, just get another one

oooooohhh lol, but i'll still be fine, i get it back tomorrow

SN!P3R · « **Reply #17 on:** April 16, 2009, 06:59:37 PM »

still, have another one if u get caught again. yuo gotta see my iron. i leave it on all the time when im modding, theres only like a .125 inch dot that will actually melt and solder.

treemty · « **Reply #18 on:** April 16, 2009, 07:19:23 PM »

ive left my soldering iron on for days, the tip is still beutiful(although its fat)

alentris · « **Reply #19 on:** April 16, 2009, 07:21:40 PM »

Quote from: treemty on April 16, 2009, 07:19:23 PM

ive left my soldering iron on for days, the tip is still beutiful(although its fat)

XD mine is like a monster tip, too

bustinthejustin · « **Reply #20 on:** April 16, 2009, 08:50:12 PM »

Wow you guys treat your irons like

>.>

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #21 on:** April 16, 2009, 09:36:12 PM »

wow thats great never heard that one before good thing im not a kid anymore

alentris · « **Reply #22 on:** April 17, 2009, 05:29:52 AM »

Quote from: Blazinkaos on April 16, 2009, 09:36:12 PM

wow thats great never heard that one before good thing im not a kid anymore

lol, not the first time... I also wasn't allowed to use it for a while, because when I was little and he was trying to teach me, I thought that the metal near the grip was cool to the touch, so I touched it... It hurt like hell

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #23 on:** April 17, 2009, 09:27:47 AM »

oh yea im sure everyone has done it before i did couple times

Kilokk · « **Reply #24 on:** April 26, 2009, 01:52:40 AM »

Would make things a LOT easier to do if it was cool to the touch >.< Though I can say that I have never done it... My dad was VERY clear on what was ok with it, and what wasn't.

alentris · « **Reply #25 on:** April 26, 2009, 05:57:40 PM »

Quote from: Kilokk on April 26, 2009, 01:52:40 AM

Would make things a LOT easier to do if it was cool to the touch >.< Though I can say that I have never done it... My dad was VERY clear on what was ok with it, and what wasn't.

yeah, so was mine, but what happened was, he was heating it up the first time, went to check on something, and when he came back i had my finger in my mouth XDXD

Blazinkaos · « **Reply #26 on:** April 28, 2009, 12:01:21 AM »

hmm i thought they had one that cools down without burning u

bustinthejustin · « **Reply #27 on:** April 28, 2009, 02:22:40 PM »

Cold heat? Those suck for soldering.

alentris · « **Reply #28 on:** April 28, 2009, 05:15:52 PM »

Quote from: Blazinkaos on April 28, 2009, 12:01:21 AM

hmm i thought they had one that cools down without burning u

There is, but let me refrase that... "I wish they had a soldering iron that cools down without burning you AND doesn't absolutely SUCK."

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