[Coco] Soldering Irons

[Dave Philipsen]

The one I have (don't use it very often) ignites using a flame but then 
the flame actually goes out and the butane fuels the furnace without an 
'open' flame.  Hard to control the temperature and the tips seem to get 
eaten up rather quickly.

Dave


On 11/4/2017 5:01 PM, Richard E. Crislip wrote:
> 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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> How does a Butane soldering iron work? Does it really use a flame? Can
> the temperature be controlled? TIA
>