Homebrew PCBs

By "Leaping" I meant in comparison to the old iron. The old one 
seemed to suck up any solder within reach - hell, I swear some 
teleported to the tip!

The new iron picks up very little, just a tiny bead at the tip 
sometimes which I actually find useful for tacking in that first leg 
of an awkward job. The instructions say its best to leave that 
solder on the tip at the end of a session - protects it from 
oxidation. Whodathunkit :D

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan 
<stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
> i don't fully understand what you mean with "leaping solder".
> you should only use the iron to heat the joint, and apply the 
solder to the 
> joint not to the iron.