Hi Eric,
Yes they do look like Velleman tips and they defineilty aren't antex. I will see if I can track down exactly which ones I need. I'll have to be careful with the barrel size. Thanks.
Hi Hero,
I have a button which I can press on the unit to speed up heating at start up, but no temperature control. It is rated at 20W and is quite user friendly. I'm not an expert at thinning and took to filing the tip rather than using wire wool, I'm not sure exactly how often a tip needs thinning so I took to doing that every day. So its life was much reduced to about 3 months.
Cheers.
Antknee.