I'm really coming unglued. I am on my third soldering iron, having now bought a weller WES51.
The problem is that the tip never gets hot enough to melt the solder. Solder will melt an inch or so up from the tip, but never at the tip.
I have the weller turned up to 850 degrees, and it will still not melt solder at the tip. The solder is electronics solder. When I try to tin the tip, the solder just all balls up and rolls off the tip - nothing sticks to the tip.
Has anyone used a WES51 or the like and can tell me the setting I need, and what I might be doing wrong?
The problem is that the tip never gets hot enough to melt the solder. Solder will melt an inch or so up from the tip, but never at the tip.
I have the weller turned up to 850 degrees, and it will still not melt solder at the tip. The solder is electronics solder. When I try to tin the tip, the solder just all balls up and rolls off the tip - nothing sticks to the tip.
Has anyone used a WES51 or the like and can tell me the setting I need, and what I might be doing wrong?


