>The WTCPT station is not particularly useful for surface
>mount work.  The problem is that you can't get tips small
>enough - if they were made smaller than the PTA size, they
>would not be effective in delivering adequate heat power
>to the tip.  In other words, its a design limitation.

The trick to this is to get the short stubby tips instead of the long ones.
With the fine tips the long ones loose too much temperature down the taper,
but the short ones are good.

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