On 1/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I use a PTF7 solder tip on my WTCPT and recently found that after about
> 5 minutes of use, the tip suddenly starts to develop a thick char at the
> end and makes the solder turn dark.

I use a Brillo pot scrubber (copper, not plastic).  Just stick the tip
in and work it up and down 3 or 4 times.  Works real fine, lasts a
long time.

Bob Baxter AA7EQ
Walnut Ridge, Ar.
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