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TonyDuell · 12th Feb 2019, 11:25 am

I thought solder sucker tips were PTFE. Mine regularly gets heated (albeit briefly) to 400C and I would hope it's not puting HF or similar onto my PCBs.

I did once use the back end of an old solder sucker tip as an insulating sleeve which had to withstand about 100C. Of course there was no problem with that.

12th Feb 2019, 11:25 am	#17
TonyDuell Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK. Posts: 5,208	Re: PTFE tape for transformer insulation I thought solder sucker tips were PTFE. Mine regularly gets heated (albeit briefly) to 400C and I would hope it's not puting HF or similar onto my PCBs. I did once use the back end of an old solder sucker tip as an insulating sleeve which had to withstand about 100C. Of course there was no problem with that.