I have a butane iron with the heat gun tip. Anyone tried this solder using the heat tip method. I have a micro-usb to replace with tight posts?
175029
yea I used an iron with heat tip to repair caps on some old monitors. The solder worked very well.
175030
This is indeed a low melting point solder/cleaner. It is much easier to melt than the other tin/lead and leadfree solders. If your butane can melt those solders, it will easily melt the Chip Quik. In fact, I would suggest you don't use it instead of standard solders in circuits that will be exposed to high temperatures, or near hot components. The stuff is primarily used for removing other solder by dissolving it in itself. You apply the chipquik over the solder joints you want to remove. When you then remove the chipquik/solder mix, the original solder is gone and you can remove the component it once fastened.
175031
This is indeed a low melting point solder/cleaner. It is much easier to melt than the other tin/lead and leadfree solders. If your butane can melt those solders, it will easily melt the Chip Quik. In fact, I would suggest you don't use it instead of standard solders in circuits that will be exposed to high temperatures, or near hot components. The stuff is primarily used for removing other solder by dissolving it in itself. You apply the chipquik over the solder joints you want to remove. When you then remove the chipquik/solder mix, the original solder is gone and you can remove the component it once fastened. This is indeed a low melting point solder/cleaner. It is much easier to melt than the other tin/lead and leadfree solders. If your butane can melt those solders, it will easily melt the Chip Quik. In fact, I would suggest you don't use it instead of standard solders in circuits that will be exposed to high temperatures, or near hot components. The stuff is primarily used for removing other solder by dissolving it in itself. You apply the chipquik over the solder joints you want to remove. When you then remove the chipquik/solder mix, the original solder is gone and you can remove the... » Read More This is indeed a low melting point solder/cleaner. It is much easier to melt than the other tin/lead and leadfree solders. If your butane can melt those solders, it will easily melt the Chip Quik. In fact, I would suggest you don't use it instead of standard solders in circuits that will be exposed to high temperatures, or near hot components. The stuff is primarily used for removing other solder by dissolving it in itself. You apply the chipquik over the solder joints you want to remove. When you then remove the chipquik/solder mix, the original solder is gone and you can remove the component it once fastened. « Show Less
342308
It is a soldering station, that is what it is for, soldering. :) It has variable heat control so it would work GREAT! Soldering tips: Use the station set at 350c to solder. Do NOT use a thin round (pointed) tip as you would think you should use at first glance. It simply does not have the surface area and cannot hold the heat needed to solder as well. I suggest you use a small chisel/flat tip on ANY electronic project. Only use a small pointed tip if you physically cannot get the chisel into an area. Thin tips are simply not as good no matter what you are soldering, they simply require too much heat to get consistently hot at the proper temperatures. Always use thin solder, 60/40 or 63/37 (my favorite) multi-core flux. Get a good brand. No need for thick solder. Use a good cleaning pad or metal pad. Use a small fan to blow the solder fumes away as you solder. Wear goggles.
704426
Turned all the way up it gets hotter than most 40-60W pencils. If that isn't enough you can get the torch tip. That gives you the most heat, but you need to get the metal hot enough to melt the solder.
743206
362F is really low for soldering though. Try it at 750. Also, is your temp gun accurate? I reccomend purchasig an actual tip thermometer.
788504
I've dropped melted solder on it and there were no problems. I'd think if you touched the hot soldering iron to it briefly there might be a little burn or melted spot.
1511677
These use Hakko elements and should be compatible with Hakko tips as well so you should be able to pick up tips in the universal fitting at any electronics store that carries a decent soldering selection or on amazon
2110048
Can't be used without a tip. But, it has a tip that allows use as a torch. I.e. produces an unshielded flame. Good for small silver solder type work. Might work for small brazing, but I can't confirm as I haven't tried light brazing.
1166450
I would have my doubts. It didn't work well with heat applications for me. When it gets too hot it seems to get soft.It may depend on how hot it gets . . . not sure. I would probably try solder for that. (?) Dale
706417
To answer your question directly, it is not madatory but it does help. Tinning the tip(s) only takes a small amount of solder and helps the solder heat and flow easier. Just allow the iron to get hot, apply a bit of solder and then wipe clean. Use a rosin core solder with a thickness appropriate for the job. On circuit boards use a thin diameter (.093 or smaller) and then larger as the wire diameter increases. Hope this helps, I was a NASA certified solderer 40+ years ago when I worked in the R&D; Lab on the Apollo program.
1054808
do not use acid core solder on this... i also need a tip... any ideas? amazon says out of stock...
1477214
This one is better for different types of solder. You can change the temperature, it's fast to heat and it stays at the temp you use last. Just don't forget about the other tips. They're about $15 for a genuine set. I use this brand to fix desktop towers.
132743
yes i use my weller to solder wire i just bought a smaller tip for the iron.
1776763
Not sure of the tip but certainly hot enough for light stain glass work...but I suggest you check the temp of the S>G> solder to ensure the temp is on the Solder Station...
1936497
The ETA screwdriver tip that comes with it is the best tip for PCB and general soldering tasks. Pointed conical tips are problematic...they don't sit against the component leads and slide which can be troublesome. If you stay with the standard tip that comes with the station, you will be able to do almost any soldering task. I'm using the same tip...I use this soldering station professionally in my daily pro audio electronics operation.
658976
Unplug it from the base. Unscrew the tip retainer and remove it and any tip you might have on it. Holding the handle, unscrew the black plastic ring that has the metal tip retaining threads embedded in it. Once that's off you gently push the cable through the handle exposing all of the solder connections. Now comes the tricky part, you need a functional soldering iron to desolder the old and resolder the new element boards.look it up online ....how to replace heating element in a 9378 solder station.....hope this helps.
1552585
There is a tip assortment available from SRA soldering products right here on Amazon
2189655
I do not know if they make other size tips because these type syringes are designed to be used on micro size applications and when used with a bit of no clean flux; a little goes a long way, especially when repairing those micro mini cell phone ports. If a larger amount is desired you may be able to do so with the tip removed, but then, that defeats the purpose of using the low heat solder, because larger applications usually can be soldered using standard solder and higher heat requirements. That is just my opinion.