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From: stickyfox on 21 Mar 2010 13:33 Hello all, I just realized that they make hoof tips for my MX500. I occasionally work up projects with SOIC, SSOP, and QFP chips, and while I get good results with a micro tip, I can do better with a hoof. I've got a bunch of QFP reworks coming up in the near future. I have a lot of metcal tips, and I know from experience that you sometimes need to bump up to the next hotter range with long-reach tips. So rather than spend 80 bucks on both tips, I was wondering if someone could tell me whether the 600 or 700 degree gives better results. The part I'm looking at is the SMTC-_167. It's available in 600 or 700 degrees F.
From: stratus46 on 22 Mar 2010 17:46 On Mar 21, 10:33 am, "sticky...(a)gmail.com" <sticky...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > I just realized that they make hoof tips for my MX500. I occasionally > work up projects with SOIC, SSOP, and QFP chips, and while I get good > results with a micro tip, I can do better with a hoof. I've got a > bunch of QFP reworks coming up in the near future. > > I have a lot of metcal tips, and I know from experience that you > sometimes need to bump up to the next hotter range with long-reach > tips. So rather than spend 80 bucks on both tips, I was wondering if > someone could tell me whether the 600 or 700 degree gives better > results. > > The part I'm looking at is the SMTC-_167. It's available in 600 or 700 > degrees F. I vote for 700. I have some 600 degree tips for my Metcal and I don't like them. G²
From: Boris Mohar on 23 Mar 2010 08:41 On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:46:15 -0700 (PDT), stratus46(a)yahoo.com wrote: >On Mar 21, 10:33�am, "sticky...(a)gmail.com" <sticky...(a)gmail.com> >wrote: >> Hello all, >> I just realized that they make hoof tips for my MX500. I occasionally >> work up projects with SOIC, SSOP, and QFP chips, and while I get good >> results with a micro tip, I can do better with a hoof. I've got a >> bunch of QFP reworks coming up in the near future. >> >> I have a lot of metcal tips, and I know from experience that you >> sometimes need to bump up to the next hotter range with long-reach >> tips. So rather than spend 80 bucks on both tips, I was wondering if >> someone could tell me whether the 600 or 700 degree gives better >> results. >> >> The part I'm looking at is the SMTC-_167. It's available in 600 or 700 >> degrees F. > >I vote for 700. I have some 600 degree tips for my Metcal and I don't >like them. > >G� I second that. 0� --
From: stickyfox on 24 Mar 2010 10:50 Thanks. I suspected as much. I have a long-reach fine point at 600 F that just doesn't get hot enough for any but the tiniest components. Smartheat tips seem to be no better than anything else when you put more than a few millimeters between the heater and the actual tip. The biggest advantage IMO is the handpiece. Whenever I use another iron I feel like I'm swinging a baseball bat or jousting. On Mar 23, 8:41 am, Boris Mohar <borism_vo...(a)sympatico.ca> wrote: > On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:46:15 -0700 (PDT), stratu...(a)yahoo.com wrote: > >On Mar 21, 10:33 am, "sticky...(a)gmail.com" <sticky...(a)gmail.com> > >wrote: > >> The part I'm looking at is the SMTC-_167. It's available in 600 or 700 > >> degrees F. > > >I vote for 700. I have some 600 degree tips for my Metcal and I don't > >like them. > > >G² > > I second that. > > 0° > > --
From: stratus46 on 24 Mar 2010 22:34
On Mar 24, 7:50 am, "sticky...(a)gmail.com" <sticky...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks. I suspected as much. I have a long-reach fine point at 600 F > that just doesn't get hot enough for any but the tiniest components. > Smartheat tips seem to be no better than anything else when you put > more than a few millimeters between the heater and the actual tip. The > biggest advantage IMO is the handpiece. Whenever I use another iron I > feel like I'm swinging a baseball bat or jousting. You mean a soldering tusk? I just picked up a dozen tips on eBay, 2 of which are 800 degree STTC-836. I haven't tried them yet and don't expect to 'need' them but it's nice to have them available. Also got 4 STTC-126 tips (my favorite for both SMT and through hole) for $41. G² |