What to do with soldering iron before turning it off

[mabauti]

taking advantage of this thread : does anybody know an DIY economical closed loop temperature control for soldering irons?

 

[Mikebits]

Is that a cold moisture applying on a very hot iron may cause it to bend its shape gradually

Perhaps your right. The entire electronics manufacturing industry has been wrong for all these decades. Brass dinkydonks must be the way to go.

I guess someone should send NASA a memo.

 

[Roff]

Perhaps your right. The entire electronics manufacturing industry has been wrong for all these decades. Brass dinkydonks must be the way to go.

I guess someone should send NASA a memo.

Right on, Mike. Perhaps you should have added at the end, just so no one misunderstands your meaning.

 

[audioguru]

taking advantage of this thread : does anybody know an DIY economical closed loop temperature control for soldering irons?

My Weller temperature-controlled soldering iron uses a very inexpensive method. It has a magnet in its heating element that loses its magnetism when it reaches the "Curie Point" temperature. The magnet pulls a switch to turn on the power to the tip and a spring turns it off when it reaches the Curie temperature. It turns on and off all the time.
I don't know why different tips provide selectable different temperatures.

 

[Speakerguy]

Well, OKi/Metcal and Pace both offer brass curls as well as sponges, so there must be something to them.

 

[Boncuk]

Well, OKi/Metcal and Pace both offer brass curls as well as sponges, so there must be something to them.

Yes, it is spelled P R O F I T.

 

[audioguru]

Some people do soldering in the very dry air of a desert (Arizona?) so a damp sponge will dry out very quickly and will be a nuisance to keep it wet. They should use brass curls.