Is it normal for the temp to stay at 33 F? I plugged in the solder unit to a Kendell 2 in 1 and it heated up quickly. This unit it stays at 33 F.
643090
No that is not normal. The range of temperature in Fahrenheit should be about 0 to 799 degrees. I do not know what it should be in Celsius. Sound like your unit has a bug in it
1390084
I cannot say for temps under 35 degrees. I also keep the batteries in the back of a vehicle. I have never had an issue.
2198076
I found the temp to be off on mine. I used a remote thermometer to set the correct temp to 135 for an hour. This worked fine. I did let it warm up for 15 to 20 min
1380983
Aloha, I personally have changed temperature and have not encountered any problems. I enjoy using this unit. Hope this helps. Much Blessings
2219556
38 degree is not too cold. After checking the obvious (timer and battery), I would double check your connection inside the hopper. I use a thin zip tie to hold my connection inside the hopper to ensure that connestion doesn't come apart. I've had that problem with the connection coming apart inside the hopper on my first one.
686569
The soldering iron varies from 350F to 850F. So you have plenty of control over the temp. I normally use around 750F.
942977
I had the same problem. The insulation on the wiring did not keep it cool causing it to melt then the wiring melted together. I cut out the connector and hard wired the positive to positive and negative to negative seperately and insulated them very heavily. I am now keeping "ALL" the wiring away from eachother to make sure that never happens again. I hand-made a bracket to keep the controler away from the battery to eliminate some of the heat problem and it seems to be working. Good luck.
995261
Yes, however there is no exact temp setting. There is a gas level control from high to low. When I do soldering, I like to have it at minimum setting using blow torch I have it higher etc...,
2215477
I have had the temp on max while using the disk& had no problems. Either you got a bad disk or your burner is going higher than it is set for.
316461
I don't think it's normal. That is why I returned mine. Would not run for more than a few minuets before overheating and the safety would shut it off. I know of people who have had success with it but not me and looks like not you either. I'd return it because overheating that quickly could lead to blown fuses or fire.
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.
1776544
Minimum temperature for heat? I use this in home office in 1 walled off bay in un-insulated 3 car Garage. Tonight it was 52 degrees F when I turned it on and after about 45 minutes its 64. I don't see why it'd have a minimum but may not want to try below 32? Read the manual? Might be specified... Extended warranties: Dunno....in general I never use them but have recently started for my kids cell phones but nothing else. This might be a good candidate though ...it works great after a few years but if something breaks its probably not repairable...(spare parts from China??? no Maytag repairmen on this thing???)
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.
437270
It was in Fahrenheit, I believe. I never did get the unit running, so I sent it back. I believe it was a fault with just this unit. I ordered a different brand while trying to get this one returned. The company was fine with it and tech as helpful as can be.
1285624
I received everything shown in the picture, although I believe mine had the connector with the wires and sockets already assembled...I recommend soldering the wires to the factory harness, unless you have some good waterproof compression connectors. Twisting and taping, or even wire nutting throws off the temp reading by a couple degrees...Soldering fixed it, and mine now reads the correct temp...Been working for about 6 months.
2103965
Its been my experience that they do get warm depending on the size. But electrical buzzing I've never encountered. If it gets hot like alarmingly so then I'd err on the side of caution and send it back for a new one. Mass production has its limits i guess.
599779
I live in Indiana and it was recently 18 below zero. Fahrenheit. I decided to test this out as I had the same question and it sounds just like it does when it was 100 degrees. But one of the trumpets fell out of the squeaker thing. Just crazy glued it. When I installed it I also needed 25 feet of 14 gauge wire and butt connectors also a switch. Very nice thing. Only needs so much wire because I mounted it on the inner fender well on the passenger side