I had the same situation when I started with Antex... Broke the soldering i= ron when the bit was stuck. Anyway I removed the outer clip and use a binder clip instea= d.=20 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binder_clip I did remove the legs on the binder clip. It holds the bit well. John ----- Original Message ----- From: Philip Pemberton To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Cc:=20 Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 8:49 AM Subject: Re: [EE] Soldering stations -- OKI-Metcal vs Pace vs Antex On 10/09/11 21:43, cdb wrote: > careful, they also gain in being able to change bits easily on the fly, > Antex ones definitely aren't easy in my opinion. Actually, the new Antex bits aren't bad in that respect. They've put a=20 spring clip on the inside of the bit, and removed the outside clip. The=20 bit now slides straight on and straight off, so you can swap and change=20 as needed (cooldown time permitting). The outer-spring-clip design was a real dog though. You had about a 60%=20 chance of shattering (or at least damaging) the ceramic element when=20 removing or installing one of those. UGH. Cheers, --=20 Phil. piclist@philpem.me.uk http://www.philpem.me.uk/ --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .