I was gearing up to use my soldering station for use today. I googled an old trains.com thread and decided to order some flux and tip cleaner (tinner?) from H&N Electronics that Randy Rinker recommended. I'm used to burning up cheapo pencil iron tips quickly to a cruddy nub, so decided to do better to maintain the new temp controlled tips.
Here's the reference thread:
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/744/p/248668/2774340.aspx
I ordered from H&N Electronics but mistakenly ordered the liquid flux, when I wanted the gel. I e-mailed H&N as soon as I ordered. The fellow soon after said he saw my e-mail, changed the order, not to worry that it was near $2 more, and it was on it's way. So, I have to recommend the service at H&N and thought I'd point out their products for effective hobby soldering.
http://www.ccis.com/home/hn/index.html
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent