An alternative is a cordless soldering iron. These have replaceable
tips. They are basically low voltage soldering irons that run off of
rechargeable batteries. The most expensive ones are less than $100 and
you can get a fairly nice one for around $40, or at least you could a
few years ago.
I usually do what I did for actual soldering. I have a wet sponge in a
little stand. I wipe the tip clean, while it is still hot on the
sponge. Cleans off nicely. If you need to clean something that is a
bit more persistant off, you can lightly rub with sandpaper, or better
yet, use Scotchbrite pads, the ones used for scrubbing pans, just
enough abrasive to remove stubborn bits of burned on material.
I went to the cordless since I kept bumping things with the cord.
Marty Sasaki
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 11:53 AM, Bill Gowen<b.gowen_at_comcast.net> wrote:
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> A 15 watt soldering iron works well for me. I just wipe the tip clean with a
> folded up tissue when needed. If you want a finer tip you can wrap a piece
> of wire around the tip of the iron and leave a piece sticking out to do the
> cutting.
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Marty Sasaki
Arlington, MA, USA
http://www.martys-simple-things.com/
marty.sasaki_at_gmail.com
Received on Tue Jul 14 2009 - 11:34:02 CEST