On Tue, 5 Oct 2021 at 15:13, William Park via talk <[email protected]> wrote: > While cleaning up, I found soldering tips for Weller soldering iron.
Those tips appear to be for the old TCP series Weller irons. If they have a number, such as 6, 7 or 8 stamped on the back end, then they are. Temperature is controlled by the tips themselves. The slug at the back changes from magnetic to non-magnetic when it reaches its curie temperature. This controls a magnetically activated switch in the iron's shaft to maintain the temperature. The number on the tip indicates its nominal operating temperature 6=600 degrees Fahrenheit , 7=700 F, 8=800F, etc. These tips won't work in (newer) Weller irons that aren't designed to work this way. I have several TCP type Weller irons. I take them if nobody else wants them. -- Scott --- Post to this mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
