Can the soldering pump touch a hot soldering iron, or will it burn it?
1591920
It can handle the heat, no problem. Only complaint is the plunger pops up when you actuate. Broken one light bulb and hit me in the face.
465061
No. This soldering station will work on just about any type of job needed. You can vary the temp. and even lock the temp so it won't accidently get turned to a higher temp.
1758875
I used it with a Weller soldering gun to repair a leak in a stainless steel pan. It worked very well. The type of iron/gun that you need will depend on what you are soldering since you need to raise the temperature of the item to the melting temp, but it should work fine.
102470
If you touch the bottom machinery underneath- mine were BURNING HOT after 20 minutes using mine today for the first time. The pedals do not get hot, though, so you just need to make sure you hold it by the white parts. It even says on the directions that it will get hot.. This doesn't interfere with function at all though...
1442096
I would say the tip is way to big for the small spots you would be trying to melt. Also i don't know it the heat range is high enough for even low temp solder. I use it to apply to shrink wrap to solder wires
2022812
Yes. The iron included with the base plugs into the left side with a standard two-prong cord. The outlet itself, is a 3 prong grounded outlet. Above the outlet, it reads "&lt; 300W Max, for soldering irons only". Just don't exceed the wattage rating and you should be fine to change the iron for another one.
838830
It would be very difficult, as the tip screws on and stays on by means of the actual body of the soldering iron. And if you don't have a tip, it is incapable of functioning at a practical level.
573348
It would have more than enough heat for that. It will be a matter of trial and error to get the heat right. If new to soldering, before you ever power it on watch some youtube videos on tinning the tip and proper iron care. Also toss the sponge and order a hako brass mesh cleaner. Great iron though.
686572
The soldering iron varies from 350°F to 850°F. So you have plenty of control over the temp. I normally use around 750°F.
2060697
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.
1442098
This is not a soldering tool. It's a small heat gun, best use is for heat shrink tubing in tight areas and other duties that requires high heat being blown in a smaller area. I have no idea if it will work for your needs.
420770
Yes, but this is overkill, possibly too hot. Just buy a regular soldering iron. You can find them for 10 bucks or so all day long!
304752
I'm sure you could..but you'd be heating a very large area..I would use a solder gun to melt old solder..which is typically 700 to 750 degrees..
686573
A low wattage iron (10-15 Watts) might require so long to heat the solder to a fluid state, that you damage circuitry or material bonds. Use a good temperature controlled device. With a 700 to 750°F setting (approx) damage should be minimal.
694403
Did you try and replace the heating element with the spare one that comes with the set? At 217 degrees, that's not even close to melting solder. I know my station has to be set about 100 degrees higher than where I normally would set it, which tells me that the thermostat isn't very accurate, but other than that I've used mine to build hundreds of circuit boards at home and actually prefer my solder station over the ones I use at work. If the 2nd heating element doesn't work, I would contact the seller.
155848
The one I have gets up to about 700 or 750 deg F. It does not heat up fast. If this final temperature is right for solder I do not know. I have replaced this melter with a Lee 4-20 production pot.
698657
Not by design but to be able to de-solder is a separate but equal skill and I would consider it the next step in evolving your skill set. I prefer to use a De-soldering Pump but wicking is also an option. When it is time to remove a damaged component or isolate for testing this skill is important. To de-solder you reheat the joint and the pump "sucks" away the solder. I made this purchased this to use in a mentoring application and was satisfied with it.