Can somebody recommend a fine-point tip for my soldering iron?

[fluid_matrix]

I had purchased an ST7 for soldering on circuit boards, but the tip was a bit larger than I expected and didn't work as well as I had hoped. Looking for something with a finer point on it.

[fluid_matrix]

Anybody?

[CRTGAMER]

What kind of soldering iron, hopefull a pencil and not a gun for ease of soldering in tight spots. You could just use a jewelers file to narrow up that tip.

[bust3dstr8]

Look for a 1.5mm chisel tip that fits your model. You should be able to do 99% of jobs with something like that.



What kind of soldering iron, hopefull a pencil and not a gun for ease of soldering in tight spots. You could just use a jewelers file to narrow up that tip.


You can't file the tip down. You would remove the iron and nickel plating, exposing the copper core and the tip would be junk in hours.

[Polygon]

I have the ST7 as well and I can't imagine a finer tip than that. If you find one, let me know.

[fluid_matrix]

I have the ST7 as well and I can't imagine a finer tip than that. If you find one, let me know.

Well, I recently tried to solder the D0 wire for an Xbox mod, and the tip was just too big to make a good solid connection. My old wireless soldering iron had a super fine tip that I used back in the day, but that iron petered out a while back. I got a nice Weller's iron and want mod a few things, including an Atari FB2 to play 2600 carts. Just wanted to make sure I have a nice fine tip to solder to pcb's if and when the need arises.

I'll look into a the 1.5 tip suggested by bust. Thx!

[raylydiard]

http://www.amazon.com/Weller-ST7-X0-79-Series-Conical/dp/B000B607OC

i use a Maplin temp control soldering iron until i can afford a much better iron.

[APE992]

Well, I recently tried to solder the D0 wire for an Xbox mod, and the tip was just too big to make a good solid connection. My old wireless soldering iron had a super fine tip that I used back in the day, but that iron petered out a while back. I got a nice Weller's iron and want mod a few things, including an Atari FB2 to play 2600 carts. Just wanted to make sure I have a nice fine tip to solder to pcb's if and when the need arises.

I'll look into a the 1.5 tip suggested by bust. Thx!

Go for D0 on the bottom. Sounds like you could use a bit of practice if the ST7 tip is giving you problems on the top; try fluxing the hell out of it first and make sure the point is exposed enough to actually take solder.

[CRTGAMER]

You can't file the tip down. You would remove the iron and nickel plating, exposing the copper core and the tip would be junk in hours.
The plating burns off anyways once it is properly tinned. I have salvaged worn tips by filing, no reason why taking off a little would hurt. Also look at the situation, the tip described in the OP is already purchased. The tip will easily survive the solder job, soldering on a PCB would take only a few seconds anyways.

[raylydiard]

A tip here mate get some tip cleaner it give the tip a new lease of life.
http://www.amazon.com/Aoyue-Soldering-Cleaner-sponge-needed/dp/B005C789EU

And this if you filed a tip down a bit,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MULTICORE-TTC-LF-15g-Lead-Free-Soldering-Iron-Tip-Bit-Tinner-Cleaner-850630-/120991075613?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item1c2ba14d1d

[Tokimemofan]

You could use a 15 Watt Grounded Radioshack Soldering Iron. The default tip is quite sharp, and is rather cheap too.