That reflowing with a small chisel tip is the way to go.
Up to this point, I have always used a fine conical tip for everything. Well that works great for most things except reflowing.
....and now I question if maybe a chisel tip is the way to go period.....?
Reflowed my Sharkfin and fixed the turd filtering effect I was getting 8)
sh!tty day turn great!
I have both the chisel and conical for my Hakko and except for a rare occasion I like the chisel tip much better.
Quote from: billstein on March 15, 2014, 10:53:57 PM
I have both the chisel and conical for my Hakko and except for a rare occasion I like the chisel tip much better.
yeah, I think I am with you.
I have a hakku as well, may I ask what temp you usually use it at when doing typical fab pcb stuff?
I've been using the 1.6mm chisel tip on my Hakko (T18-D16). Though, I found this thread by searching, because I'm wondering if using a conical tip or even a bent conical tip would work better...
A chisel tip transfers thermal energy more efficiently and quickly.
That said, many tip geometries exist because they all work well in certain situations. I have four different tips that I cycle between (and have others not heavily in rotation).