A friend has a Solomon SL-20 Electronic Soldering Station. It has an SL-1
iron with a broken tip. He obtained it from a local company that went out
of business.

Searching the web, it appears that Solomon is popular everywhere else in
the world, but not in the U.S. Does anyone know of a U.S. source for
Solomon parts?

Or, is anyone familiar with Solomon, and know if there is a commonly
available tip that is compatible?

Fred

Fred McKenzie wrote:
: A friend has a Solomon SL-20 Electronic Soldering Station. It has an
: SL-1 iron with a broken tip. He obtained it from a local company
: that went out of business.
:
: Searching the web, it appears that Solomon is popular everywhere else
: in the world, but not in the U.S. Does anyone know of a U.S. source
: for Solomon parts?
:
: Or, is anyone familiar with Solomon, and know if there is a commonly
: available tip that is compatible?
:
: Fred

Hi Fred,

Look here http://www.a1parts.com/solomon/

Larry

"Fred McKenzie" wrote in message
...
A friend has a Solomon SL-20 Electronic Soldering Station. It has an SL-1
iron with a broken tip. He obtained it from a local company that went out
of business.

Searching the web, it appears that Solomon is popular everywhere else in
the world, but not in the U.S. Does anyone know of a U.S. source for
Solomon parts?

Or, is anyone familiar with Solomon, and know if there is a commonly
available tip that is compatible?

Fred

Fred -

Hopefully I can help you.

Sorny Roong Industrial Co., Ltd (Solomon) - based in Taiwan is one of the
largest OEM suppliers of soldering stations - BUT you are correct individual
parts and tips can be a BEAR to get at times.
http://www.soldering.com.tw/cgi-bin/...profile_lst.pl

Remember that Solomon is an OEM manufacturer -- so they rely upon the "Brand
Name" companies (e.g. Circuit Specialists, Elanco, Tenma) in the USA to
worry about consumables for "end user" or " consumers" !!

Solomon SL-20
http://www.soldering.com.tw/cgi-bin/...st.pl?ProdID=8

Now, I just so happen to repair a Tenma (Solomon) unit last year.

So here is the information you need:

1. The heater and thermocouple are integrated in this design -- so IF one of
the other fails -- you need a new heater/probe assembly !!!
(The newest Weller WES51 station uses this same concept to compete and save
$)

2. The individual parts, while listed on the Solomon web site in Taiwan, are
non-existent with suppliers that I called. Why? They are the same price or
slightly higher than purchasing and entire NEW IRON !!

3. For my Tenma repair, I was able to call MCM on their 800 and they cross
referenced my Tenma base unit (Solomon SL30) with their internal part number
for the correct iron (cost around $ 6 ). I did extensive clean-up on the
unit (it was used daily in a radio/TV shop) -- and replaced the AC line
fuse -- with one of the correct value (they had a 5 amp in for a 1 amp
fuse -- no wonder it failed) !!!

FOR YOUR REPAIR, Check with Circuit Specialists --
I think Solomon used the same iron for the SL10, SL20 and SL30 stations
This is most likely part number SL24V at Circuit Specialists ($10.50)
The iron has a 5 pin DIN connector for a plug - right?
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/6390

Selection of tips
http://www.circuitspecialists.com/level.itml/icOid/2494

Greg
w9gb

"Fred McKenzie" wrote in message
...
A friend has a Solomon SL-20 Electronic Soldering Station. It has an SL-1
iron with a broken tip. He obtained it from a local company that went out
of business.

Searching the web, it appears that Solomon is popular everywhere else in
the world, but not in the U.S. Does anyone know of a U.S. source for
Solomon parts?

Or, is anyone familiar with Solomon, and know if there is a commonly
available tip that is compatible?

Fred

Circuit Specialists are in Arizona, and I already provided you that
information.

C&S Sales in Wheeling, IL (usually have Elanco products) -- they do list
tips -
and MAY also have the iron (did not list on web site)
http://www.cs-sales.com/sl30.html

MCM Electronics (Tenma brand name) - enter part number (below) for fast
search
http://www.mcminone.com/

REPLACEMENT SOLDERING IRON FOR 21-7930 (SL-10) AND 21-7935 (SL-30)
MCM Part #: 21-7936 ($ 9.29)
Availability: 291

a.. Direct replacement for iron supplied with Tenma #21-7930 and 21-7935
soldering stations
a.. 24V, 48W heating element with internal temperature sensor
a.. Heat resistant silicon cord
a.. Supplied with conical tip (#21-7980)


gb

In article , "g. beat"
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Hopefully I can help you.

Sorny Roong Industrial Co., Ltd (Solomon) - based in Taiwan is one of the
largest OEM suppliers of soldering stations - BUT you are correct individual
parts and tips can be a BEAR to get at times.

Greg & Larry-

Thanks for the speedy responses. I'll relay them to my friend.

Fred
K4DII