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Tip pic incoming.... In looking at them, yeah, they look super burned and in terrible shape. I should add that as I was working with them, and noting that it was getting harder and harder to keep them clean, get the solder to melt, I would try to switch out tips. I was trying all of the usual...

This is my totally my rationale, too. I have small kids of my own + occasionally extra daycare kids running all around the house. I can definitely wash my hands, keep a good, clean work space, but I have a low threshold for allowing a rogue clipping, or any desoldering work finding it's way to...

I appreciate everyone's input here. 15 seconds is definitely an outlier, but something does seem off as it is always definitely more than the 1-3 seconds per lead. And yes, Darwin- that is the correct solder, but I have it in 0.8mm. I never really considered that, but especially for lead free...

Hello - novice builder and solderer here with some questions. I'm working with a Yihua 926 solder station and Weller lead free solder (SnCuNi alloy, 3.5% flux). I understand that lead free is far, far, far harder to work with- especially as a beginner, but lead vs lead free is not the question...