computer store, 40% of the work is soldering & underscoring parts, how small the tip where is the heat comes?& is it good tool for computer store? THX
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
1442097
the airflow comes through about a half-inch orifice. If you're thinking of doing any kind of circuit board rework, I doubt that the airflow would be localized enough. You would probably re-flow about half the board if you tried it. This gun is for heat-shrinking and general high-temp heating. It is like other "heat guns" except it does not have the pistol grip.
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.
1442099
This heat gun is NOT for soldering or de-soldering. This is a heat gun. It would be better used to heat components to see if they were heat sensitive, or to use the blower setting to see if they would react to being cooled. Actually the best use and I sense the gun was designed for, was as a heat gun, is to heat shrink tubing...It has two temperature settings and really is able to point the heat only where you want it to be used.
1442100
Hello: The tip where the heat comes out is about 5/8" in diameter. The tool works good for heat shrink tubing and general heating. The gun is not supper hot as the larger units, only about 300 or so watts, but works good for me.
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!
339567
Hello Mr Fraser. I use my soldering station to repair solid state circuitry in music related products. 90% of the board level repairs I do are keyboards, Korg, Roland, Yamaha and others. I have yet to see any noticeable variation in temps aside from having the AC on and being to close to an air diffuser which tends to cool the work tip. different solder alloys can be a pain in the butt let alone a bothersome or quirky soldering station.Buy this one with confidence..Mr Phill.ps: forgot to mention that I used a heat testing device to verify my unit. for stability while active and at rest. Hello Mr Fraser. I use my soldering station to repair solid state circuitry in music related products. 90% of the board level repairs I do are keyboards, Korg, Roland, Yamaha and others. I have yet to see any noticeable variation in temps aside from having the AC on and being to close to an air diffuser which tends to cool the work tip. different solder alloys can be a pain in the butt let alone a bothersome or quirky soldering station.Buy this one with confidence..Mr Phill.ps: forgot to mention that I used a heat testing device to verify my unit. for stability while... » Read More Hello Mr Fraser. I use my soldering station to repair solid state circuitry in music related products. 90% of the board level repairs I do are keyboards, Korg, Roland, Yamaha and others. I have yet to see any noticeable variation in temps aside from having the AC on and being to close to an air diffuser which tends to cool the work tip. different solder alloys can be a pain in the butt let alone a bothersome or quirky soldering station.Buy this one with confidence..Mr Phill.ps: forgot to mention that I used a heat testing device to verify my unit. for stability while active and at rest. « Show Less
2028775
It has been a while, as I recall it comes with a tip. I do not remember what size. I did buy a set of tips because of the different type of soldering I do. I wanted a small tip for surface mount components. Hope that helps.
1599866
There should be no problem. Just make sure you cleaned all the plastic off the tip and it will work just fine. You just don't want to get melted plastic in your solder joints! So clean it all off.
1977381
No, the tip is way to large and the heat too high for that type of work. I would buy a variable heat pencil style soldering iron.
259587
This is NOT the proper type of torch for soldering...Unless you are talking about sweating copper pipe, then the tip that is on it is fine.
156575
This product will not have "too much power". Please don't confuse "iron watts" with "thermal energy" applied to integrated circuits. Think of iron watts as the speed and ability to maintain a steady tip temperature. Once the tip temperature is at the set point, the unit will pulse power to the iron only as needed to maintain the temperature. The more watts an iron has available, the faster it will heat up to the set point so you can get to work faster after power on. When an iron touches a component, thermal energy is transferred from the tip to the component and the temperature is lowered, so power is used by the unit to reheat the tip to the set point. Again, the more power a unit has available then the quicker the tip (and what it's touching) rises to the set point. For example, if you need to solder a heat sink tab to a board, then an iron with higher power (watts) will be able to draw more power to rapidly heat the tab to a proper temperature thereby preventing surrounding parts from becoming heat damaged. In conclusion, all other things being equal, the more power available to the iron the better and more efficient the soldering. Hope this helps!
529317
I've been using it to solder resistors and wires to pc boards. Works grat so far. I am a newbie with limited skills, but I have not had any problems so far.
2033809
It looks extremely similar. Definitely make sure you have someone who knows how to solder. Don't just wing it, but I would say 99% yes as long as the problem you have is clicking without turning on.
1758877
Small open flame is good , all depends on the application.Keep the flame low and even then apply solder. good luck
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.
1552581
Not many soldering stations come with an assortment of tips, at least not ones at this price point. The tip included works quite well. But yes if you want more than one you will have to purchase them separately.
529316
This unit does not come with a desoldering gun, but it has a great variety of tips for the soldering gun and works great. I have used the pencil tip many times to solder SMD's and other small components. The heatgun also works great and temps are fully adjustable and accurate. Hope that helps. For the price, it would be hard to find anything else as good as this station.
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.
398403
Thank you for contacting Parts Express. To follow is product information: This professional 60 watt soldering iron features a replaceable tip, ergonomically designed cool grip rubber handle, and a nickel-iron plated long life copper tip. Provides an operating tip temperature of 860F with fast heat time and quick heat recovery. 120 VAC. Replacement tip JT-102. Sincerely, Customer Service Team
962858
If I understand what you want to do correctly, this station would definitely handle the job. Cell phone components are QUITE small and typically very heat sensitive so in general you'll need a soldering station with good thermal control and very fine tips. This station can do both. It might be a little overkill if you don't intend to use it frequently, though. As for the tip, I would suggest this one: Hakko T15-ILS - T15 Series Soldering Tip - Conical - Slim - R0.1 x 13.5 mm If you've never soldered surface mount components (like the ones in cell phone electronics) you should watch some video tutorials and practice on something that you don't mind damaging. You can do a good job by hand, but it can be difficult. I have used a less expensive Hakko station extensively as well as this one and I believe both could handle what you're looking to do. They don't make my other model any more, but it is similar to this one: Digital FX888D & CHP170 bundle, includes FREE CHP170 cutter It uses different (and less expensive) tips but still has pretty good thermal control.