> Amazing that you (production folks) consider 100-200 hrs a short
> lifespan I'm honestly looking at <10% of that for the SP12 I use now.

In a production environment working 1 shift 5 days a week you get at least
40 hours of iron use per week. You need a new tip for every iron every
month or so with 200 hour life. Usually this is not something the
bookkeepers will take sitting down for long. Especially if the tips have a
price tag like the Metcals. But maybe others think differently.

Peter

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