Thermaltronics Tip advice

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lgreen

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Hi, I've got a Thermaltronics TMT-2000S-K and two tips-
K60BV004
K60MF003

These are tiny sharp tips. I normally solder at 320-350C so thought these (K 60 series 325-358C) would be good general purpose tips.

I was surprised at how localized the the heat from these tips comes out, for example if you try to connect a wire to connector (RCA or XLR) the solder on the wire melts but the connector does not get sufficiently hot. I think these tips would be sufficient for PCB work or tiny items but not general purpose.

Before I waste money on tips- can someone recommend proper more general purpose tips for connecting to larger items? Say one for thick wire to RCA/XLR connectors and also another tip for use with speaker connectors/ binding posts which need to be heated up quite a bit?

Tips are here (K P and S series in left hand margin):

Thermaltronics Soldering: Products > TMT-2000S Soldering Station
 
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"I was surprised at how localized the the heat from these tips comes out, for example if you try to connect a wire to connector (RCA or XLR) the solder on the wire melts but the connector does not get sufficiently hot. I think these tips would be sufficient for PCB work or tiny items but not general purpose."
Try using more flux.
 
#4
Small sharp tips are useless for DIY electronics work as they don't have the required heat transfer surface area. I use a 2.4mm spade tip on my Weller iron at 700F. For big connectors and other heavy stuff I use a 5.6mm screwdriver tip, again 700F. I would never go above 700F, if the heat is soaking away then you need a bigger tip not a hotter one.
 
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