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| Disappointment with the Ersa i-con Pico soldering station (more DIY editing) |
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| wraper:
35mm on I-CON with full metal heater cartridge, pico should be the same as it uses the same tip system. |
| ksjh:
I vaguely remember that when we first got an i-CON nano at work, I thought that it was quite odd that you can barely screw on the nut until I realized that you have to push the soldering tips quite firmly into the nut so that they essentially become one unit. When you have done this, the nut and the tip are hard to separate, but the assembly screws on properly. |
| maralb:
--- Quote from: ksjh on December 29, 2023, 06:32:48 pm ---I vaguely remember that when we first got an i-CON nano at work, I thought that it was quite odd that you can barely screw on the nut until I realized that you have to push the soldering tips quite firmly into the nut so that they essentially become one unit. When you have done this, the nut and the tip are hard to separate, but the assembly screws on properly. --- End quote --- As an owner of an I-CON Nano I can confirm this. |
| CharlotteSwiss:
If you look at the first image below, it is after the modification, you can clearly see the nut well screwed onto the element; In my opinion it should be like this. The element is absolutely not off-axis. Before the modification, even by pushing the tip very hard towards the element, the thread only gripped a couple of turns, and then it turned idle. But looking at the space between the metal retainer and the tip, it was clear that it was at the end of its travel, it was not possible to screw in more than that. Without forgetting that the thread of the element would have been ruined by continuing in that way. I measured the part of the element, it is approximately 35.83mm. It's definitely bigger than it should be (second image). In the third image, you can see the inside of a tip after editing. Now everything has been done, we'll see what surprises the future has in store for me. |
| Kean:
--- Quote from: ksjh on December 29, 2023, 06:32:48 pm ---I vaguely remember that when we first got an i-CON nano at work, I thought that it was quite odd that you can barely screw on the nut until I realized that you have to push the soldering tips quite firmly into the nut so that they essentially become one unit. When you have done this, the nut and the tip are hard to separate, but the assembly screws on properly. --- End quote --- Thanks for posting something constructive without being toxic. To the OP, I suggest doing regular inspection of the heater element and tip to make sure you don't end up with them becoming fused. Soldering tips are consumables and are easily replaced, but the element is likely more difficult and expensive to replace. |
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