Testing soldering iron tips with "510" interface
With the rise in popularity of certain devices, soldering iron tips can now be found that fit these, allowing them to be used as battery-powered portable soldering irons, rather than their original intended use. I recently bought some tips from AliExpress and decided to test them out.
To find these, search eBay or AliExpress for keywords like "30w soldering iron tip 510 interface"
0:00 - Introduction
4:20 - Cleaning the connector
7:28 - Attaching the tip
8:24 - Sanity check
10:01 - Actual soldering test
10:42 - A minor problem
11:28 - The test proper
19:13 - How to unscrew the tips
19:53 - Critique of the conical tip
20:46 - Testing the hoof tip
22:59 - Testing it some more
25:18 - Some thoughts
27:35 - Conclusion