Re: Useby date for solder? Addendum

Hi, I've been using the same soldering iron for many years, make/model no

> marking long ago worn off, with a supply of tips that until recently I > thought would serve for the term of my natural life. However, over the > last few months I've found that tips stop working well a lot more rapidly, > they look nice and shiny but have weak heat transfer and won't tin. The > most recent instance came up with problems after less than a weeks > service, in time gone by a tip would last for a year or more. > > I wondered whether my resin cored solder might be the cause of the > problem, the roll I have is also years old.Can't see anything else that > would cause a problem. Any thoughts?

I should add, it's not a temperature problem, the tip temperature is still fine.

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Bruce Varley
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