Dying VaxStation 4000 VLC - help?

From: Peter C. Wallace <pcw_at_mesanet.com>
Date: Tue Nov 26 10:29:00 2002

On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Mark Tapley wrote:

> Peter Wallace wrote:
>
> >Now I take some 1/32 copper sheet, and bend it into a 'U'
> >shaped piece that fits loosely over the SMD part, contacting both solder
> >lands. With this tip in the Weller iron, and adequate flux and solder to make
> >good thermal contact with the part and card, its easy to remove the part.
>
> This sounds neat. But I don't understand yet - you screw the copper "U"
> into the end of a tip which itself then screws into the end of the iron?
>
> - Mark
>
>
>

Yes, the 'U' shaped copper part is attached with a screw to the modified
(blunted) tip which is then installed as usual into the iron.

Weller temp controlled (TCPN?) tips dont screw in though, they slide into the
iron and are held in with a separate sleeve and threaded ring.

Peter Wallace
Received on Tue Nov 26 2002 - 10:29:00 GMT