Hi All,
Actually nothing to do with Buxton in this post, but I thought I should let you all know about the digital soldering station coming up at Aldi.
Product Ref: 083184201878400, available from Sunday or by pre-order £19.99.
Regards,
Tony.
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It looks good value for money BUT:
Screw on bits are prone to seizure....it is essential to put a bit of "bitloose" componund on the tread to prevent this.
Also one needs to know if/where spare bits will be available.
Here is a source of bitloose, reputable electronics suppliers will have it too, my tube is decades old and still going strong.
http://www.modellers-mecca.co.uk/carrs/ ... g-iro.html
Screw on bits are prone to seizure....it is essential to put a bit of "bitloose" componund on the tread to prevent this.
Also one needs to know if/where spare bits will be available.
Here is a source of bitloose, reputable electronics suppliers will have it too, my tube is decades old and still going strong.
http://www.modellers-mecca.co.uk/carrs/ ... g-iro.html
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Would Copper-Ease be a suitable substitute?
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CornCrake wrote:Would Copper-Ease be a suitable substitute?
I don't know.
Copper-ease is intended for anti-seize of nuts etc in motor and other mechanical situations. You need to refer to manufacturer;s specification of your product to see if it tolerates soldering temperatures.
Bit-loose is formulated to withstand soft soldering iron temperatures up to c 400C. I use a tiny blob most times when changing bits on my venerable Oryx iron. When I forget I observe more difficulty when next bit change is tried....eventually the male threads get too burnt to make good contact
I doubt if using Copper-ease will cause any harm but it may burn off and fail to do the job we require, which could thus ruin your iron.
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Hi Paul,
Thanks for the advise, I have placed an order.
Tony.
Thanks for the advise, I have placed an order.
Tony.
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The good news is that I've found the CopperEase packaging and it's good for -40 to +1150 degrees C.
The bad news is the packaging is empty!
Now where did I put that tube?
The bad news is the packaging is empty!
Now where did I put that tube?
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Paul Townsend wrote:...Here is a source of bitloose, reputable electronics suppliers will have it too, my tube is decades old and still going strong.
http://www.modellers-mecca.co.uk/carrs/ ... g-iro.html
All sold out now. C&L's previous owner stopped stocking Bitloose so there won't be any more of it.
That would be an ecumenical matter.
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RS and Rapid both stock Roco Anti Seize compound in tubes and the high temperature spec seems to make it suitable. I have not tried it.
It seems that the lack of screw tip irons now sold has caused Bitloose to disappear.
Oryx irons have disappeared although the bits are still available. I wonder if they fit the Workzone/Aldi iron?
It seems that the lack of screw tip irons now sold has caused Bitloose to disappear.
Oryx irons have disappeared although the bits are still available. I wonder if they fit the Workzone/Aldi iron?
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