lee321987
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I've seen two kinds of soldering iron tip:
1) short tip with threads that screw into the iron.
2) long tip that slides all way into the iron, and is held by a set screw.
My question is about 2):
Would it be okay to run the iron with the tip only inserted half-way into the iron?
I'm asking because i have ground-down my tip (many times) to get to bare copper, and if i grind it any more it will be too short.
(i know you aren't supposed to grind the tip because of the protective plating, but that had worn off of my tip)
1) short tip with threads that screw into the iron.
2) long tip that slides all way into the iron, and is held by a set screw.
My question is about 2):
Would it be okay to run the iron with the tip only inserted half-way into the iron?
I'm asking because i have ground-down my tip (many times) to get to bare copper, and if i grind it any more it will be too short.
(i know you aren't supposed to grind the tip because of the protective plating, but that had worn off of my tip)