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Generally speaking, I only ever found those pointy-tipped bits useful back when I was doing lots of SMD work.
I said maybe.....
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
There's no point or advantage to covering guitar pots with solder, all it does is shorten the life of the pot.
So, rather than buying a new set of tips, is it ok to file the end of the conical tip a bit to give it a wedge shape? Or will that most likely damage the tip?
Cheers,
Adam
My two penneth anyway :-B
Time to go to Maplins methinks.
Cheers,
Adam
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I always use the biggest soldering Iron I can get away with for each job ... lots of heat for a very short time is best. Clean the tip before and after soldering on a damp sponge or a 'solder cleaning pad. I use needle point tips for PCB work and chisel point for guitar wiring ... all on a Maplin 60w variable heat digital solder station. For big jobs like soldering and unsoldering pickup covers I use a 150 or 180 watt iron!
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