[Coco] Soldering Irons

[Richard E. Crislip]

On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 07:32:45 -0500
Eric <eric at canales.me> wrote:

> I'm in love with my butane soldering gun:
> https://www.radioshack.com/products/mini-butane-gas-powered-iron
> 
> Which is a re-branded ISO-Tip soldering iron:
> https://iso-tip.com/product/pro-50-butane-soldering-iron-kit-7971
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 3:01 AM, Gene Heskett <gheskett at shentel.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > On Saturday 04 November 2017 01:51:02 Michael Furman wrote:
> >  
> > > I'd recommend a Weller WTCP or the newer WTCPT series soldering
> > > station with the matching iron. You should be able to find them on
> > > eBay or surplus for reasonable prices.  These irons basically last
> > > forever. The standard tip is 600F medium conical tip that does
> > > just fine for most jobs but you can get  tips of many different
> > > shapes, sizes, and temperatures that simply screw on.
> > >
> > > https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fu
> > >lk%2Fitm%2F142561354478
> > >  
> > Three things on this model.
> >
> > 1. If the 3rd pin on the power cord has been removed, it will blow
> > gates in an IC when it switches on and off to maintain the set
> > temp, which is marked on the button at the rear of the tip. Never
> > ever use a third pin isolation adapter, or a drop cord thats been
> > clipped, it MUST have a good ground. This also means the board you
> > are working on must be disconnected from any source of power. Even
> > then, its not 100% safe in CMOS circuitry. 99.9999% maybe.  Or I
> > had an already damaged chip.
> >
> > 2. the pocket where all the loose tips are shown in that set of pix
> > needs to have a sponge cut to fit the pocket, and kept wet to serve
> > as a tip wiper/cleaner.
> >
> > 3. Modern low or no lead solders will need a tip stamped with a 7
> > for 700F temps as they are a higher melting point solders. So will
> > solders with a 2 or higher percent of silver content. Excellent
> > solders, but 600F may be found to be a bit slow with them.
> >
> > And since Cooper Group bought Weller, decades ago, the heaters have
> > a limited lifetime.  I have one of the original old black brick
> > style of that iron, bought it in the 1950's, probably has
> > accumulated 250,000 power on hours by now, powered up 8+ hours a
> > day at the various tv station service benches where I was employed
> > down thru the last 40 years I worked in tv. Still using its
> > original heater.  Looks like it lost the war, and no, its not for
> > sale, its still my goto iron for small quickly done projects.
> >  
> > > --
> > > Michael R. Furman
> > > Email: n6il at ocs.net
> > > Phone: +1 (408) 480-5865
> > >  
> > > > On Nov 3, 2017, at 9:41 PM, rcrislip <rcrislip at neo.rr.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello, What would be a good soldering iron for circuit board
> > > > work? What heat, watts, Brand, etc. TIA
> > > >
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> >
> > Cheers, Gene Heskett
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How does a Butane soldering iron work? Does it really use a flame? Can
the temperature be controlled? TIA