bought a cheap soldering iron

15w

made by "Powertools Enterprises LTD". I can't find any tips for this soldering iron. Would any tip work?

heat both surfaces first is a good tip.











yeah any tip will work, it's the solder you should worry about

so are all tips the same size? Say I bought a tip made by weller, it would have to be a 15w tip, and would it fit into any 15watt soldering iron? Thanks

is there such thing as a 15watt tip? i thought the filament and tip were seperate.


as for different sizes i think one size fits all soldering irons, but the business end can be different depending on what you want to do.

i think i need to revise though

i meant a tip that is suitable for 15 watt irons.

can anyone confirm for me what gepperrankins said?
thanks

i haven't used soldering irons a lot.

i think the tip is just a piece of metal that get heated up. so any tip will work in a 15watt soldering iron

I heard you have to buy certain tips for different watts. Can someone confirm this info? Thanks

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TheDave - look mummy i'm multi-tasking says:
do 15watt soldering irons need a specific tip?

bengerbil - housemates wanted - tony blair is freeware - featherstone is not waiting for the un says:
why?

TheDave - look mummy i'm multi-tasking says:
someone on fs6t wants to know

bengerbil - housemates wanted - tony blair is freeware - featherstone is not waiting for the un says:
it depends on the fitting of the iron

TheDave - look mummy i'm multi-tasking says:
right

bengerbil - housemates wanted - tony blair is freeware - featherstone is not waiting for the un says:
it doesn't matter on the rating, you need a tip that fits thats all

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i just asked our ben. he does lots of soldering. i don't know how to find a tip that fits, i thought they were all universal. maybe look in your instructions for the size you need

This is the info on it. The length of it was measured by me, info wasn't on the box, 3.3cm long
0.3-0.35cm thick (the side that inserts into the iron)

This was the info on the box

15w 3.5mm copper long life.

had different shaped soldering tips, the ones i want are the

B-L BC-L
B-K

I odn't know waht they mean