Weller WPS10 Conical 0 03125 Wps18 Review

Exactly what was described. Some of these require a slight "opening" of the outer shield, which is usually very snug against the soldering iron. Tapered tips seem to have the sensor in a different position than wedge tips. Response time of conical tips is much better, much faster for small changes in thermal load of a tip touching a smaller pad.

I ordered this to replace the tip I bought with my soldering iron (took me 3.5 years). I've been using this moderate amount for 4 months and the tip just popped out when trying to solder the joint with almost zero pressure. A few minutes before this happened I noticed that the tip was not heating the solder as it normally would. I'm not too happy with the durability of this tip.

Proprietary compound and not very useful solder that requires higher temperatures. These spike Tips and the Weller soldering iron I bought are awkward to work with, seem unreliable and branded again Since I switched to a proper soldering station with regular tips, my solder joints have consistently gotten much better.