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thm_w:

--- Quote from: tooki on October 09, 2024, 06:03:04 pm ---Again, if you’re going to dick around with clone tips, then just cancel this entire exercise and buy a Pinecil, TS80, or TS100 and call it a day. The entire reason to use JBC is to use their tips; using clone tips is stupid.

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No, you can get clone tips that will give you better performance than a pinecil/ts80/etc. There is a large variety in quality.

marck120:

--- Quote from: thm_w on October 09, 2024, 08:23:19 pm ---
--- Quote from: tooki on October 09, 2024, 06:03:04 pm ---Again, if you’re going to dick around with clone tips, then just cancel this entire exercise and buy a Pinecil, TS80, or TS100 and call it a day. The entire reason to use JBC is to use their tips; using clone tips is stupid.

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No, you can get clone tips that will give you better performance than a pinecil/ts80/etc. There is a large variety in quality.

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Which clone tips do you recommend for the JBC - BT-2BQA ?

Are these compatible ?

https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005006080002428.html

A user had a problem with the JBC - BT-2BQA

https://www.reddit.com/r/soldering/comments/1b39fbs/my_brandnew_jbc_soldering_iron_just_got_red_hot/

tooki:

--- Quote from: thm_w on October 09, 2024, 08:23:19 pm ---
--- Quote from: tooki on October 09, 2024, 06:03:04 pm ---Again, if you’re going to dick around with clone tips, then just cancel this entire exercise and buy a Pinecil, TS80, or TS100 and call it a day. The entire reason to use JBC is to use their tips; using clone tips is stupid.

--- End quote ---

No, you can get clone tips that will give you better performance than a pinecil/ts80/etc. There is a large variety in quality.

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But since there are no guarantees on quality -- even ordering from a known vendor is no guarantee that you receive the same quality as before -- why bother?

I think chasing after good clone tips is a fool's errand. The reason to use a JBC station, or clone, is to use real JBC tips.

thm_w:

--- Quote from: tooki on October 10, 2024, 05:46:31 pm ---But since there are no guarantees on quality -- even ordering from a known vendor is no guarantee that you receive the same quality as before -- why bother?

I think chasing after good clone tips is a fool's errand. The reason to use a JBC station, or clone, is to use real JBC tips.

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To say buy only JBC tips doesn't really add up with the adequate performance I've personally seen from a random mix of branded clone tips (aixun, geeboon, ksger, aifen). Considering the relative cost and budget we are dealing with here (sub $100 stations). Spending the entire cost of your station on a few genuine JBC tips seems a bit high.
I guarantee the performance of these is better than pinecil: youtu.be/-TosWhPsru4?t=913

If you want to talk higher budget stations, $250+, then yes, I'll agree the cost has come down to the point that it can make sense for only $33 https://www.tequipment.net/JBC/C245908/Tips/.

You can also get a bunch of oddball tips for ~$8 that you might use once or twice where performance isn't critical:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006875569687.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007007333910.html

marck120:
Hi, I wanted to tell you that this week I will receive the Ersa i-CON NANO MK2 that I ordered, apart from that I am choosing the tin, I can't go over €35, for now 100g are enough for me to start soldering, however I did some research, I identified the main most important brands:

Kester 44 *****
ALPHA METALS *****
Multicore loctite *****
MG Chemicals *****
Chipquik
Felder SN100Ni (Best without lead)
STANNOL
Warton
Cynel
BROQUETAS
MBO
Chemet
Asah
POS
ALFA
ANFEL
KEEP
Duratool
Mechanic (Chinese brand but it should be good)

The first four brands at the top of the list should be the best, however finding tin with lead is a problem, the 60/40 seems more widespread but I see that the 63/37 is the most recommended.

In Europe the shipping costs are quite high, I checked in the various shops, Digikey, Farnell, Mouser, RS Components, Reichelt, Conrad, TME, Amazon and eBay.

With the available budget I found the Chipquik RASW.0314OZ-ND 63/37 and the Felder SN100Ni, which one should I get ?

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