Hello Chris
I have had to put that soldering iron aside for now as I have the
charger on back-order from RS and they keep putting back the delivery date.
Initial trials were a success, although the iron does not heat up quite
as quickly as the specification suggests.
We will see more when the charger has arrived and I have been able to
put the iron through two or three charge/discharge cycles.
Mike
On 19/03/2021 00:00, Chris Zenchenko wrote:
Wonder how it is working out for you?
It appears that's a model we can't get here in the states.
I can find it on the RS site in the UK but the part number doesn't work on
the U.S. site nor do any keywords that would seem to describe it.
Couldn't find it on Amazon or Newegg either.
There must be a similar product but so far searching has not turned up
anything.
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Today I got an RS own brand battery soldering iron.
It is billed on uk.rs-online.com as a 15 Watt iron.
It has a body which is about an inch square. It is light enough to hold
like a pen, and the button to apply power to the tip is light enough in
touch that you won't get finger ache after hours of use.
It was a VERY expensive iron, so not everybody will be able to afford
it. But after doing a lot of research online I came to the conclusion
that this was the iron with the fastest heating tip. And I really wanted
to be able to get back to soldering stuff into vero.
I have today soldered a 555 timer into some veroboard, and directly
wired all eight pins of a DPDT relay by winding some hook-up wire around
each leg and then soldering.
The joints feel every bit as good as those I would have made when I
could see.
The tip heats so quickly I can guide it to where I want the joint while
it is cold, with a finger tip, take up the solder and then press the
solder to the other side of the joint and then press the button.
It remains to be seen how long a charge lasts. And how long a tip lasts.
I would not use this iron to solder stuff like PL259 coaxial plugs, not
big and powerful enough. For that I have a Weller gun.
On 03/03/2021 11:44, Ken Perry wrote:
Our engineer at APH has tried many of the battery power quick heat irons.
The reason I have not bought one is he said that most last a few weeks and
then they die. That or you have to keep replacing the tips because they
quickly burn out. I have yet to find one any better than what he has told
me about. So if you guys find any that last a while and or don't cost you a
lot in the long run. I am interested.
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Subject: [raspberry-vi] Re: Instant heat battery soldering irons
Mike,
I am not up to date on irons. However you'll find in the tech file the
"vinther fingertip iron or something like that. This uses a tip intended
for a battery iron to be used in tight spaces. The controller for this
gizmo monitors the resistance of the tip as it heats and limits the tip
current so as to approximately control temperature.
The tip is on a lightweight piece of zip cord and is controlled with a
footswitch.
Whether one could find this tip these days is of some doubt but the ideas
may inspire some research. I personally advise use of a fine tipped
temperature controlled iron as Bill Gerrey reccommends. Using a light
weight temp controlled iron with a handy sturdy stand to bung it into
between joints is, with practice, a manageable method. I have never seen a
light weight instant hot iron except the Vinther as above. Lots of current
pumped in fast means big wires.
Or so run my beliefs from years back.
Tom Fowle
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