900M-T tips: five replacement shapes for your soldering iron

On a retro console, a single tip isn't enough: a capacitor pad, an IPS screen ribbon cable and a power connector call for neither the same fineness nor the same thermal mass. This pack of five 900M-T tips gives you a choice of shape, and replaces the ones that oxidation has eventually eaten away.

What it does

• 900M-T format: the most widespread standard in the workshop, used by irons and stations with interchangeable tips of the 936/937 type and their many clones.
• Five tips per pack: enough to keep a fine point for precision work and a tip with more thermal mass for large joints, without buying them one by one.
• Designed for lead-free solder: the supplier states that the tips are intended for lead-free soldering, which works at a higher temperature than leaded solder.
• Consumable: a tip wears, pits and oxidises. Having a spare set saves you from stopping a job in the middle of a recap.

What it doesn't do

• Does not fit stations with heating cartridges: no T12, C245 or C210. These systems integrate the heating element into the tip, and the 900M-T format does not fit them.
• Nor does it fit portable irons with proprietary cartridges or hot air station nozzles.
• Does not turn a low-end iron into a stable station: a tip compensates neither for an imprecise thermostat nor for insufficient power.
• The exact composition of each assortment (Set A, Set B, Set C) is not confirmed by the supplier: the shapes delivered are those shown in the images of the chosen variant.
• The supplier states a copper core; the exact nature of the plating is not documented. An unplated tip erodes quickly with lead-free solder.

Compatibility

Compatible with soldering irons and soldering stations that accept tips of the 900M / 900M-T standard: this is the format of 907-type handles and of 936 and 937 stations, as well as most entry-level stations sold with interchangeable tips. Before ordering, check that your iron's tip comes out by loosening a ring nut, and that its shank is about 4 mm in diameter. Not covered: T12 cartridge stations, C245 and C210 systems, USB-C irons with proprietary tips and hot air stations.

Skill level required

No disassembly and no soldering for the installation itself: with the iron cold, loosen the retaining nut, remove the old tip, insert the new one and tighten again. Allow one minute. Re-tin the new tip as soon as it first heats up, with a little fresh solder: this film protects it from oxidation.

In the box

• 5 soldering iron tips in 900M-T format, according to the chosen assortment (Set A, Set B or Set C).

Delivery in 10 to 18 days · ships within 3 to 5 days · 2-year legal guarantee of conformity · 14-day returns.