Help with Soldering iron tip to buy

[Hornet900]

Hello all

I have  Bottlehead crack on order that I'm building soon and need a little advise on which soldering iron tip to buy.
A friend gave me a soldring iron made by weller ,  on the handle it says "Weller TCP-Z 24v/45w"  .... the box unit says  "Weller PS-3D"  "50VA 240/24V 50 hz" 
Could someone please tell me which is a good soldering iron tip to buy and use with the CARDAS Quad Eutectic Solder ...like shape size and heat (chisel Conical screwdriver????

Thank you ..Hello from England 
PS I'm building the standard bottlehead crack with out the speedball upgrade..... (My soldering iron at the moment has a very thin pointed tip)

 

[Hornet900]

would this one be ok?  fit ok?
http://uk.farnell.com/weller/pt-m8/tip-conical-3-2mm/dp/416630

or

http://uk.farnell.com/weller/pt-cc8/tip-round-sloped-3-2mm/dp/416400

http://uk.farnell.com/weller/pt-dd8/tip-round-sloped-5-0mm/dp/416447

 

[RPMac]

I think you have what you need, particularly for PCB work. A larger tip helps when needing to heat a larger piece of metal.
I got some Cardas .032" to try...really liked it.
Good luck!

 

[Grainger49]

The first one looks like the Weller tip I have been using since about 1972.  Paul Joppa likes one that looks like a pencil tip.

I guess you might buy one of each and see.  I think the pencil tip might be easier on PCBs but not for terminals and tube sockets.

 

[mcandmar]

I always use a 2-3mm wedge tip as i find its much easier to heat the part and solder pad when working on pcbs.  For working on point to point wiring (i.e. Bottlehead kits) without doubt a wedge tip is the way to go, larger contact area = better heat transfer which makes soldering easier and more reliable.

Only time i ever use a fine tip is on small SMD components, or if you need to get at a single leg of a chip.  They are cheap, so buy one of each and experiment.

I love the Cardas solder as its so easy to work with though i recommend you go buy some IPA (Isopropanol alcohol) to clean any parts you are working on as it has a high flux content that leaves a right mess.  Especially circuit boards, you will need to scrub them clean with a toothbrush after using that stuff.

 

[Hornet900]

Thanks guys    I will  buy the 2 
WELLER - PT-M8 - TIP, CONICAL, 3.2MM
WELLER - PT-CC8 - TIP, ROUND, SLOPED, 3.2MM

Would I be right with the heat tho 430

 

[mcandmar]

This is what i would use http://uk.farnell.com/weller/pt-b8/tip-screwdriver-2-4mm/dp/800521

 

[RPMac]

I had one like that on my hakko. Worked great on the bigger things with plenty of room, but I found it too big for tight PCB work. Used my weller with a pencil point for that, but there was a big difference between the Hakko and the weller...I have a pencil point for my hakko now.

 

[Hornet900]

This is what i would use http://uk.farnell.com/weller/pt-b8/tip-screwdriver-2-4mm/dp/800521

Thank you....ordered  2.4mm tip from USA as couldn't find none in stock over here.
I also ordered the solder some wire strippers and solder wick.

Thanks again