What is wrong with this soldering iron?
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It's body is blackened, just after 5 minutes of heating and it's body is also bent.
How can I solder when the iron itself works so poorly?
P.S: I am using it for the first time.
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It's body is blackened, just after 5 minutes of heating and it's body is also bent.
How can I solder when the iron itself works so poorly?
P.S: I am using it for the first time.
soldering heat electrical metal
edited 2 days ago
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asked Nov 24 at 6:46
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I would consider that discolouration normal, from heating.
– Peter Bennett
Nov 24 at 6:58
And the bending, can that happen or may be it was from the start?
– supreet shetty
Nov 24 at 6:59
I would suggest the bending was user inflicted - dropped or badly stored for example. A small bend won’t affect its heating capacity.
– Solar Mike
Nov 24 at 7:17
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Make sure your soldering technique is based on the application of heat rather than pressure..
– Transistor
2 days ago
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It's body is blackened, just after 5 minutes of heating and it's body is also bent.
How can I solder when the iron itself works so poorly?
P.S: I am using it for the first time.
soldering heat electrical metal
edited 2 days ago
JRE
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asked Nov 24 at 6:46
supreet shetty
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It's body is blackened, just after 5 minutes of heating and it's body is also bent.
How can I solder when the iron itself works so poorly?
P.S: I am using it for the first time.
soldering heat electrical metal
soldering heat electrical metal
edited 2 days ago
JRE
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asked Nov 24 at 6:46
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edited 2 days ago
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I would consider that discolouration normal, from heating.
– Peter Bennett
Nov 24 at 6:58
And the bending, can that happen or may be it was from the start?
– supreet shetty
Nov 24 at 6:59
I would suggest the bending was user inflicted - dropped or badly stored for example. A small bend won’t affect its heating capacity.
– Solar Mike
Nov 24 at 7:17
4
Make sure your soldering technique is based on the application of heat rather than pressure..
– Transistor
2 days ago
add a comment |
1
I would consider that discolouration normal, from heating.
– Peter Bennett
Nov 24 at 6:58
And the bending, can that happen or may be it was from the start?
– supreet shetty
Nov 24 at 6:59
I would suggest the bending was user inflicted - dropped or badly stored for example. A small bend won’t affect its heating capacity.
– Solar Mike
Nov 24 at 7:17
4
Make sure your soldering technique is based on the application of heat rather than pressure..
– Transistor
2 days ago
1
1
I would consider that discolouration normal, from heating.
– Peter Bennett
Nov 24 at 6:58
I would consider that discolouration normal, from heating.
– Peter Bennett
Nov 24 at 6:58
And the bending, can that happen or may be it was from the start?
– supreet shetty
Nov 24 at 6:59
And the bending, can that happen or may be it was from the start?
– supreet shetty
Nov 24 at 6:59
I would suggest the bending was user inflicted - dropped or badly stored for example. A small bend won’t affect its heating capacity.
– Solar Mike
Nov 24 at 7:17
I would suggest the bending was user inflicted - dropped or badly stored for example. A small bend won’t affect its heating capacity.
– Solar Mike
Nov 24 at 7:17
4
4
Make sure your soldering technique is based on the application of heat rather than pressure..
– Transistor
2 days ago
Make sure your soldering technique is based on the application of heat rather than pressure..
– Transistor
2 days ago
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The tip is not mounted correctly on the iron body!
It is absolutely normal that a soldering iron becomes brownish due to oxidation around the heating element - which for such tips should be inside the sleeve. But it is outside! The iron also looks "unnaturally" long.
When zooming in and looking into the slit, the iron body is not inserted completely into the sleeve, it does not even reach the small clamp. One can see the background and the shadow of the clamp on the backside.
If the iron body would be inserted completely, the heating element indicated by the brownish discoloration would be inside the sleeve as it should, and the iron had a more "natural" length.
Using the iron as it is could definitely cause it to bend, because it puts much mechanical stress on the body, which becomes weak under the heat. And the heat does not reach the tip well, and doesn't melt the solder well. People tend to push more then, which finally bends the iron.
answered 2 days ago
sweber
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What do I exactly do? Just push the tip in?
– supreet shetty
2 days ago
@supreetshetty Yes. You see how long the sleeve part is, and the body has to be pushed all ways in.
– sweber
2 days ago
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Be sure to wait for it to cool completely before pushing the tip further on.
– Tom O'Connor
2 days ago
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
up vote
10
down vote
The tip is not mounted correctly on the iron body!
It is absolutely normal that a soldering iron becomes brownish due to oxidation around the heating element - which for such tips should be inside the sleeve. But it is outside! The iron also looks "unnaturally" long.
When zooming in and looking into the slit, the iron body is not inserted completely into the sleeve, it does not even reach the small clamp. One can see the background and the shadow of the clamp on the backside.
If the iron body would be inserted completely, the heating element indicated by the brownish discoloration would be inside the sleeve as it should, and the iron had a more "natural" length.
Using the iron as it is could definitely cause it to bend, because it puts much mechanical stress on the body, which becomes weak under the heat. And the heat does not reach the tip well, and doesn't melt the solder well. People tend to push more then, which finally bends the iron.
answered 2 days ago
sweber
7,7431927
What do I exactly do? Just push the tip in?
– supreet shetty
2 days ago
@supreetshetty Yes. You see how long the sleeve part is, and the body has to be pushed all ways in.
– sweber
2 days ago
2
Be sure to wait for it to cool completely before pushing the tip further on.
– Tom O'Connor
2 days ago
add a comment |
up vote
10
down vote
The tip is not mounted correctly on the iron body!
It is absolutely normal that a soldering iron becomes brownish due to oxidation around the heating element - which for such tips should be inside the sleeve. But it is outside! The iron also looks "unnaturally" long.
When zooming in and looking into the slit, the iron body is not inserted completely into the sleeve, it does not even reach the small clamp. One can see the background and the shadow of the clamp on the backside.
If the iron body would be inserted completely, the heating element indicated by the brownish discoloration would be inside the sleeve as it should, and the iron had a more "natural" length.
Using the iron as it is could definitely cause it to bend, because it puts much mechanical stress on the body, which becomes weak under the heat. And the heat does not reach the tip well, and doesn't melt the solder well. People tend to push more then, which finally bends the iron.
answered 2 days ago
sweber
7,7431927
What do I exactly do? Just push the tip in?
– supreet shetty
2 days ago
@supreetshetty Yes. You see how long the sleeve part is, and the body has to be pushed all ways in.
– sweber
2 days ago
2
Be sure to wait for it to cool completely before pushing the tip further on.
– Tom O'Connor
2 days ago
add a comment |
up vote
10
down vote
up vote
10
down vote
The tip is not mounted correctly on the iron body!
It is absolutely normal that a soldering iron becomes brownish due to oxidation around the heating element - which for such tips should be inside the sleeve. But it is outside! The iron also looks "unnaturally" long.
When zooming in and looking into the slit, the iron body is not inserted completely into the sleeve, it does not even reach the small clamp. One can see the background and the shadow of the clamp on the backside.
If the iron body would be inserted completely, the heating element indicated by the brownish discoloration would be inside the sleeve as it should, and the iron had a more "natural" length.
Using the iron as it is could definitely cause it to bend, because it puts much mechanical stress on the body, which becomes weak under the heat. And the heat does not reach the tip well, and doesn't melt the solder well. People tend to push more then, which finally bends the iron.
answered 2 days ago
sweber
7,7431927
The tip is not mounted correctly on the iron body!
It is absolutely normal that a soldering iron becomes brownish due to oxidation around the heating element - which for such tips should be inside the sleeve. But it is outside! The iron also looks "unnaturally" long.
When zooming in and looking into the slit, the iron body is not inserted completely into the sleeve, it does not even reach the small clamp. One can see the background and the shadow of the clamp on the backside.
If the iron body would be inserted completely, the heating element indicated by the brownish discoloration would be inside the sleeve as it should, and the iron had a more "natural" length.
Using the iron as it is could definitely cause it to bend, because it puts much mechanical stress on the body, which becomes weak under the heat. And the heat does not reach the tip well, and doesn't melt the solder well. People tend to push more then, which finally bends the iron.
answered 2 days ago
sweber
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edited 2 days ago
answered 2 days ago
sweber
7,7431927
answered 2 days ago
sweber
7,7431927
answered 2 days ago
sweber
7,7431927
7,7431927
What do I exactly do? Just push the tip in?
– supreet shetty
2 days ago
@supreetshetty Yes. You see how long the sleeve part is, and the body has to be pushed all ways in.
– sweber
2 days ago
2
Be sure to wait for it to cool completely before pushing the tip further on.
– Tom O'Connor
2 days ago
add a comment |
What do I exactly do? Just push the tip in?
– supreet shetty
2 days ago
@supreetshetty Yes. You see how long the sleeve part is, and the body has to be pushed all ways in.
– sweber
2 days ago
2
Be sure to wait for it to cool completely before pushing the tip further on.
– Tom O'Connor
2 days ago
What do I exactly do? Just push the tip in?
– supreet shetty
2 days ago
What do I exactly do? Just push the tip in?
– supreet shetty
2 days ago
@supreetshetty Yes. You see how long the sleeve part is, and the body has to be pushed all ways in.
– sweber
2 days ago
@supreetshetty Yes. You see how long the sleeve part is, and the body has to be pushed all ways in.
– sweber
2 days ago
2
2
Be sure to wait for it to cool completely before pushing the tip further on.
– Tom O'Connor
2 days ago
Be sure to wait for it to cool completely before pushing the tip further on.
– Tom O'Connor
2 days ago
add a comment |
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I would consider that discolouration normal, from heating.
– Peter Bennett
Nov 24 at 6:58
And the bending, can that happen or may be it was from the start?
– supreet shetty
Nov 24 at 6:59
I would suggest the bending was user inflicted - dropped or badly stored for example. A small bend won’t affect its heating capacity.
– Solar Mike
Nov 24 at 7:17
4
Make sure your soldering technique is based on the application of heat rather than pressure..
– Transistor
2 days ago