Velleman Soldering Iron VTSS5

Bill, no one here has picked up a soldering iron in decades. You need to post this to a more appropriate group. ;-)

That's unfair--several of us do lots of protos. However, there is a clear division in SED between those who hold soldering irons by the right end and the wrong end, easily visible except to the WrongEndians. ;)

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

I resent that remark. I picked one up last week.

Way back in grad school I was soldering something under a microscope. I'd set the soldering iron down on the lab bench and without looking picked it up.. by the wrong end... nasty blister... you only do that once. :^)

George H.

That's why the iron holders have heat shields around the business end. ;-)

But in this case it was a plastic heat shield which doesn't work too well. I finally figured out the iron has to be pushed all the way down so the iron extends out the bottom end of the holder with only the handle in the holder. But it's a hassle to use since I need both hands to hold the housing and push in the iron and pull it out.

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