[Boatanchors] soldering/desoldering on boatanchors

[Gerry Steffens]

I have an old 90/125 watt Weller gun and a newer 100/140 watt Weller =
gun.
Neither seemed to be doing the job on the BAs and yes I have cleaned and
tightened, etc.

At the office I was exposed to a solder station, usually used on newer =
pc
boards and more.  I tried it on Bas it worked fine.  I purchased a =
Xytronic
988 solder/desolder station complete with vacuum pump.  It works =
quicker,
easier and better than any of the old guns (and because of size, I toast
fewer wires in tight spots) for regular BAs. The temp is adjustable =
between
250 and 850 degrees F for both the pencil and desolder tool.

I also purchased a 150/250 watt gun for the heavier chassis work.

I am debating putting the old guns on a plaque on the wall since they =
never
get used anymore.

I wouldn't worry about the watts now that you have it.  If it is a good =
unit
it should function well, if not, well then pass it on somewhere and try =
to
find what meets your criteria.

After three years I would never go back to the old guns, I guess I am =
too
impatient but that's me.=20

Cheers from Minnesota,=20

Gerry


Collecting & Restoring E.H. Scott,=20
McMurdo Silver, Hallicrafters, Zenith=20
Transoceanic and any other interesting
radios since the 1960s
Gerald Steffens P.E.
Radio Historian
Oronoco, MN


Collection stands around 300 radios, 3 60s Oldsmobiles, 1950 GMC 1/2 =
ton, 99
Eldorado, 3 Suzukis and a couple of daily drivers and then there is =
audio




-----Original Message-----
From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eugene Hertz
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 9:12 PM
To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Boatanchors] soldering/desoldering on boatanchors

Ladies and Gents:

Recently began trying to work on some radios and other equip.  I came =
across
an alumn can-type lytic capacitor that was (I believe) bad in a power
supply.  I began to try to desolder it, but found my 40W Ratshack iron =
was
barely melting the solder, even after holding it for many many minutes.

I decided I needed more power.  I went to ratshack and while looking for =
a
100W iron (gun) I stumbled across a temperature controllable with a =
digital
readout to set and also read the actual tip temp. No where on the box or
instructions could I find the wattage rating, but it did say the temp =
was
controllable from 350F to 840F. I bought the thing, but can anyone tell =
me
what are the watts associated with this temp range?=20

I opted to buy this instead of their 100W gun, because I am unfamiliar =
with
the techniques for using the guns vs the pencil-style. Most unfamiliar =
with
how the tip can work, so I went with the pencil-style with the temp =
control.

thanks
Eugene


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