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Originally Posted by wdfifteen View Post
Well I'll be darned. I took the tip off, looked at, and put it back on, tightening the nuts down EXTREMELY tight, to the point where I thought I would break something - nothing left to lose, so why not.
As soon as I pulled the trigger I noticed the buzzing was much louder. The temp came up to 454F in no time.
So all this time I thought getting the nuts really tight was adequate. Nope, they need to be brutally tight.
Glad I checked this thread out, I was about to buy a new gun. My Weller simply needed exactly this and now it works great again. Thank you
Old 01-29-2025, 02:01 PM
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