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Old 05-09-2008, 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by lawless9 View Post
I dont think so. What you need to get is an iron with a ceramic heating element. I know for sure the hakko 455 and 456 have it. SOME DO NOT HAVE THE CERAMIC ELEMENT.
The reason you can't just use the solder tip is because it contains lead.

Here is what it looks like, with the solder tip removed:



You can see the metal sheath and solder tip next to it.
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