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Hot air soldering
Have a strange question here, Im looking to achieve the effect of a
£300-£1300 device with a budget of only £120. Ok im seen that there are some gass powered soldering irons by weller that have a "hot air nozel" attachment. now I fond that they state a temperature from 250C to 450C is achievable as it has adjustment. Now I cant find any info on it being used for hot air soldering/ desoldering just that it is suitable for small "heat sink applications". weller site details: WSTA6 "Non igniting butane gas operated soldering iron 15 W - 60 W. Temperature is controlled by increasing and decreasing gas flow to the tip. Heating-up time about 30 sec.The soldering tip can be replaced with a hot blow nozzle which is sui- table for small heat shrink applications. Reservoir in the handle gives approx. one hours use." My question is do they mean hot air of hot air + combustion I dont want a blow torch. A hot air soldering station costs a hell of a lot of money and I only need it to solder some smt parts using solder past, none of the numerous attachments for desoldering etc required. I can check the temperature of the output with a probe, will this little iron do the job ? Thanks for your time. |
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Hot air soldering
On Jul 7, 2:12 am, wrote:
Have a strange question here, Im looking to achieve the effect of a £300-£1300 device with a budget of only £120. Ok im seen that there are some gass powered soldering irons by weller that have a "hot air nozel" attachment. now I fond that they state a temperature from 250C to 450C is achievable as it has adjustment. Now I cant find any info on it being used for hot air soldering/ desoldering just that it is suitable for small "heat sink applications". weller site details: WSTA6 "Non igniting butane gas operated soldering iron 15 W - 60 W. Temperature is controlled by increasing and decreasing gas flow to the tip. Heating-up time about 30 sec.The soldering tip can be replaced with a hot blow nozzle which is sui- table for small heat shrink applications. Reservoir in the handle gives approx. one hours use." My question is do they mean hot air of hot air + combustion I dont want a blow torch. A hot air soldering station costs a hell of a lot of money and I only need it to solder some smt parts using solder past, none of the numerous attachments for desoldering etc required. I can check the temperature of the output with a probe, will this little iron do the job ? Thanks for your time. These units have a chamber filled with something resembling glass fibers; after initial heating, the butane fuel catalytically decomposes in the fiber bed, producing lots of heat without a true open flame. While they probably wouldn't be safe in an explosive atmosphere, they are definitely a different breed from an (open flame) torch. I have several that have worked fine for many years. However, I don't have the "hot blow nozzle". I have used the heat blowing out of the fiber chamber to shrink small tubes without charring. |
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