On Mon, 2009-12-07 at 10:10 -0800, Bob Blick wrote:
> I've always wondered why soldering gun tips like this work so well:
> 
> http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/CF_Files/model_detail.cfm?upc=037103478818
> 
> The material appears to be made of the same alloy all the way through,
> and it doesn't get thinner near the tip, so why is the very tip of it
> the part that gets really hot?

My experience is that the whole thing is "really hot", not just the
"tip" part of the tip.

I know on mine I can touch the solder to any part of it and the solder
will melt quite (and equally) quickly.

TTYL

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