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Disappointment with the Ersa i-con Pico soldering station (more DIY editing)

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georgd:
The same dimension measured by OP on my i-CON Nano is 34.48 mm, against 35.83 mm measured by Charlotte.

Georg

nctnico:

--- 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.

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One of my customers has this model. IMHO you should get a screw cap for each tip so you can replace the tips quickly.

HighVoltage:

--- Quote from: nctnico on December 30, 2023, 03:20:16 pm ---One of my customers has this model. IMHO you should get a screw cap for each tip so you can replace the tips quickly.

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That is exactly my thought and that is how I have store them on the brass sticks.
This way the exchange is easy and fast.

madires:
Yep! Strongly recommended. I'm using an i-Tool for many years and have a dedicated screw cap for each tip. This makes things much simpler when changing tips. Also, I never had issues with badly seated tips so far. Similar advise for the ChipTool, i.e. get a collar set for each desoldering tip pair. It's a few bucks more but really helps.

PS, the screw caps are avaiable in two colors (black and green). Helps, when you have different tips for classic and lead-free solder to prevent mixing of both solder types.

ebastler:
Yes, having one nut per (frequently used) tip is the only practical way to use the i-Tools in my opinion. A bit expensive, but that way you can even swap tips while they are still hot, without needing pliers or such.

@CharlotteSwiss -- if the tip slides out of the nut (once unscrewed) without the need to apply force, you most likely had not fully inserted the tip into the nut. The collar at the bottom of the tip needs to go past the little indents in the nut's metal cap. All the way in until it reaches the hard stop at the end of the metal cap. A forceful tug with your fingers is required, or even a careful tug with flat-noise pliers.

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