I wasn't sure what replacements to use when my Wes51 Iron needed replacement tips, After a long search I came across these and decided to give them a try. I did notice one reviewer stated that the walls if the tip that fits over the heater/sensor were much thinner than the OEM tips, amd mentioned that he did not notice any difference in function or performance. He also stated that these tips ran cooler than OEM. When I received these I can confirm the same. However, I personally am not to comfortable as to the possibility of early burn out of the pencils heater core and or performance of larger soldering jobs. I will ensure the likelyhood of this not happening by adding some extra stainless shim stock sleeving between the tip and the heater/sensor core. I also agree that this is a good deal of cost per tip vs the OEM tip cost. I cannot comment on longevity at this time, and will amend this review when I put some hours on them. I would also recommend, after reading the before mentioned review, that you use an iron of a substantially larger rating ( I.E. Weller 8200 or larger 240/325 Heavy Duty Weller soldering guns) for chassis soldering to decrease the likelyhood of damaging this iron from excessive current draw.Read full review
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Walls where the temperature sensor goes into these tips is thinner than Weller but I’ve never had an issue w/that area ever being a problem in the 46 years I’ve been using Weller products & don’t foresee one w/these tips. The tip itself seems the same. Metal they’re made with is a bit less shinny than the Weller tips. According to my thermal imaging camera these tips run a bit cooler than my Weller tips, (possible due to the thinner temp sensor walls) but doesn’t seem to be a problem when soldering work as needed. Soldered a larger metal tuning capacitor to the metal frame of a unit using one of these tips & had no problem melting & flowing the solder in spite of all the heat absorbing metal just as efficiently as the Weller tip. Overall I’m very happy w/the cost per tip for the quality. I may update this post after using them for a few months & report longevity.Read full review
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Direct replacement for the we51 iron. works as advertised.
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