Would the WESD51 be a good choice for SMD soldering in addition to traditional electronic projects? If so, what tip size is best for surface mount?
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This is an excellent choice for surface mount components. A 1/16 chisel tip works well. From an IPC instructor.
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In my opinion, this soldering iron is of terrible quality. I bought one and it was VERY poorly put together.I ended up going with a Hakko. Check out the Hakko 951 or the Hakko 888.
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Just pulled mine out of the shipping box, only to find out the tip is HUGE for any SMD work. More of a general tip, and even for that it is not small. If I end up keeping it I need to buy smaller tip right away.
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WESD51 is not a good choice for SMD project. For that you should consider buying a hot-air 2in1 station.
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Hi Jazz,Absolutely, The WESD51 comes with a point tip, I find it very effective. I rebuild circuit boards with ease. I really like the variable voltage heat so you don't overheat the main board or delaminate the boards Great for component replacement as well. This by far was my best buy. Hope this helps.....Cheers
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I just measured and totally agree with J.T. EAST AZ. To surface mount this pickup you'll need to cut out space for the rails, magnet and solder blobs on bottom. Roughly 2 7/8" x 7/8"
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About SMD SMD (Surface Mounted Diode): surface mount diodes or surface mount components are its name, SMD also has a variety of categories: By size: 0603,0805,1210,5060,1010 and so on. Generally, SMD are diamond-shaped, so its name is based on the size L * W, the LED industry use units of inches and metric to maned the different SMDs. The color and type of colloid are the same as common LED, only the shape of the product changed. Here is your answer: "SMD 1210 (inch): conversion to metric is 3528, means that the length of LED components is 3.5mm, width 2.8mm. So by metric it is called SMD 3528, By inch, it is called SMD 1210." Hope it satisfy your question. Dannyt
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These are a great little set for your tool, good selection good quality and great price. If you plan to do an extensive amount of work with your driver, you might consider buying a magnetic bit holder which allows you to buy the individual tips in a broad assortment sold in all lumber yards, hardware stores, etc even here on Amazon. Bit holders come in different lengths for getting into tight areas where it is not large enough for the driver, but still need to get the tip way back there in the far corner. Look about and you will find a vast selection to choose from. I personally have bit holders from 2 inches to 12 inches and use them all for different applications. Best of success with your project!! These are a great little set for your tool, good selection good quality and great price. If you plan to do an extensive amount of work with your driver, you might consider buying a magnetic bit holder which allows you to buy the individual tips in a broad assortment sold in all lumber yards, hardware stores, etc even here on Amazon. Bit holders come in different lengths for getting into tight areas where it is not large enough for the driver, but still need to get the tip way back there in the far corner. Look about and you will find a vast selection to choose from. I personally have bit... » Read More These are a great little set for your tool, good selection good quality and great price. If you plan to do an extensive amount of work with your driver, you might consider buying a magnetic bit holder which allows you to buy the individual tips in a broad assortment sold in all lumber yards, hardware stores, etc even here on Amazon. Bit holders come in different lengths for getting into tight areas where it is not large enough for the driver, but still need to get the tip way back there in the far corner. Look about and you will find a vast selection to choose from. I personally have bit holders from 2 inches to 12 inches and use them all for different applications. Best of success with your project!! « Show Less
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Any solder rated for electronics should be fine.... Lead free would be ideal though...
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I have used various types of solder of my projects and have had no problems. Hope this helps. I don't think there is a limit on what solder types or sizes.
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I've not used the Radio shack screw drivers ? These seem to be OK in the durability department, but they are not professional grade. If your a home owner-tinker', do you need professional grade KLEIN Tools ????
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A big wide Shape-5D 5x1mm tip that looks a bit like a flat-head screwdriver. For electronics, it is only suitable for soldering large terminals and connectors. Adapting it to take significantly smaller tips requires a difficult-to-find part (a new nut/shroud to hold smaller tips down). Other people say that the tip sizes that come with this are very suitable for stained glass work.
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No I purchased cheap solder tool at amazon and I had some difficulty to do it precisely. I just have experience at elementary school. Just one hour but I liked it and just tried in old memory. You should like it because a lot of concentration and patient. Kit has just one size but mine had 15 was broken. I ordered other size at eBay too. See YouTube samples must
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I use one to work/solder surface mount electronics to printed circuit boards (PCBs). I love it but naturally if the parts get too small... I should have added that over the years I've use many magnified extension lights to work on PCBs, all had external springs. This light does not have external springs and seems to be much smoother when trying to position it for work. I haven't noticed any distortion when working on 0603 parts and don't want to go much smaller than that.I just ordered one for personal use.
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This did not come with solder. Any good rosin cored solder will work, I prefer thinner solders around .5mm.
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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
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I bought this to replace OE unit for my HP Pavilion and have had no problems. Sorry can't help with the tip size.
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Sorry I have no idea that that is, I use it in jewelry making. I would assume it would work in any soldering situation but I've only used it using silver solder used in jewelry.
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I've only used them for 'lightweight' electronics work. Stripping a screwdriver tip usually means that the tip size didn't match the screw. It would have been nice if the tips were magnetic though. They're not.
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Well, surface mounting might be a problem because the rails and magnet extend below the plastic flange (somewhat visible in the second photo). Plus, there are four blobs of solder where the wires are hooked up. But my caliper says the magnet/rail combo is .752 inch deep (19.1mm), total. The bottom of the plastic housing flange is .69 inch (17.53mm) from the apex of the curve on the rail. The flange is .134 inch thick (3.4mm). Hope this helps.
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I wish I could give you a definite yes or no, but it seems that the solder station manufacturers want to make their own tips and keep the interchangability a secret so they can sell more. From everything I can see, Hakko and Aoyue tips ARE the same and I heard others say they used Hakko tips on their Aoyue.