JBC/analog C115 tips in real life - Page 1
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author: u666sa
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 30, 2024, 12:36:25 pm
content: What's going on. It appears more and more that I will be getting brand new solder and hot air stations sometime February. Obviously on the radar is Auxion with all 3 irons, I don't know anything else right now that is that good and that affordable. Unless, 115 tips are not that good of an idea. Are they?What is your experience with C115 tips?We talking about something small, perhaps jumping a broken pad under small bga.Perhaps jumping some teared flex cable.Perhaps soldering individual pins on LCD or type-c connector.Can they handle the heavy grounds? Are they cable to work without bottom preheat or hot air?Let me know your experience with C115 tips. Because it appears there are better stations if C115 tips are needed, for example WEP or Yahua.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 30, 2024, 10:30:20 pm
content: We have a forum here for tools:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/C115 tips are good if you need them, as you say, very useful for microsoldering. You can usually do these things with a larger iron but it is just so much more efficient with the C115.Quote from: u666sa on December 30, 2024, 12:36:25 pmNot sure what is "better" but a c115/c210 only station is cheaper as the power requirement is less. I don't mind having a dedicated C115 station then another C245 or whatever else for general purpose/high thermal demand stuff. Easier than switching handles on a single station.In the first video you can see a good example of where it is useful:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BmP1lchjgN8

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 30, 2024, 11:54:44 pm
content: Yikes they are more bad than good videos.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2024, 01:24:31 am
content: And is there a reason simple example videos showing how a small tip size might be used are "bad"? Or is this just more unhelpful unwanted cynicism.

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 31, 2024, 02:07:34 am
content: I thoughtfully took the time to watch what you posted. Please respect my opinion of those videos, don't take it personally.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 02, 2025, 10:07:35 am
content: Quote from: thm_w on December 31, 2024, 01:24:31 amIt’s not cynicism.The first video, the short, shows a tip consistently struggling to deliver heat. The solder wire ends up stuck to the joint multiple times, and they just cut the video each time that happens. They don’t show a single successful joint being made.The second video shows someone who (in addition to just being a bit difficult to listen to for extended periods of time due to his narration cadence) didn’t understand how to use the JBC-style tip insertion tool, and instead jabbed the tips right into the plastic beneath them…

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 03, 2025, 01:09:38 am
content: Quote from: tooki on January 02, 2025, 10:07:35 amThe only purpose of the linking the video was to demonstrate the use of a small tip size, thats it. Not an instructional video of any kind, this thread is not "asking for solder technique advice" but "C115 tips in real life".QuoteOK some useful opinion at least. Maybe the temperature was low, maybe the tip is garbage, no idea. The third joint looks fine, the second joint is probably usable for a mod wire.QuoteOK, valid point, but again not relevant to the thread topic.If you can find other videos better demonstrating C115 use, feel free to add them.edit: here is a good video from Aixun. Can be done with C245, sure, but much easier with 115.