Hi Look one bottom of the tip for a number. If it is 7 then the tip is a 700 degree f tip if it is a 6 then you have a 600 degree tip. The 600 degree tips are too cold for most work with standard solder. You should use a 700 degree tip. I prefer a PTA7 tip.
For meters I have several Fluke meters. They are not cheap but they are very good and measure much faster and are more rugged than the cheap meters. I have an 8050A that is over 25 years old and with the exception of a couple sets of ni-cad batteries it has never needed any repair or calibration. You may be able to find a used Fluke on Ebay at a low price. Other than that there are many cheap meters out there. Radio shack, Circuit Specialists Telequipment all have inexpensive made in China meters that will work and are almost throw away. Don Brown KD5NDB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darwin, Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 11:22 AM Subject: [Elecraft] K2 Arrives - WTCPT question, DMM Question. The kit arrived yesterday. SN 5411. I'm still waiting for my magnifying lamp to arrive. Then soldering begins. With my WTCPT station, I accidently left it on for about a week. I turned it off and put in a new tip (PTH). When I assembled my mini-module, I found I had to dwell a long time (5-10 seconds) before I could get solder to melt. In a few cases I felt the board getting warm. I changed tips to my original tip (after cleaning it up) and dwell times dropped to about 3 seconds. So what tip should I be using? Also which DMM should I buy? Is there one out there that is considered a best buy or a great unit at a good price (the cheaper the better)?? - Keith KD1E - - K1 12xx - - K2 5411 (pile'o'parts) - _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
