[Boatanchors] Y'all are right, the Harbor Fright Soldering gun is a piece...

[Ken Kaplan]

I agree with Glen. Last year I was using mine for a small job. I 
released the trigger and placed it on the bench. Problem was the switch 
still had contact. After a period of time, something made me aware that 
the gun was still on. I unplugged it & let it cool down (really hot). 
The black plastic case was deformed.

Also, the way the switch works is kinda opposite to the way many think. 
If you squeeze the switch all the way in, that gives you the low heat. 
To get the high heat, you have to let the trigger out a bit but not too 
far or the gun will shut off. Other than that, it works ok.

One last thought, if you need more heat than the gun provides, try 
pre-heating the work with a hot air gun - Harbor Freight :-)

73 Ken kb7rgg

On 9/11/2015 6:00 PM, Glen Zook via Boatanchors wrote:
> The problem with the newer Weller soldering guns is that the trigger switch goes bad on a regular basis.  There are switches available that cost between a third and a half of what a new gun costs.  I have replaced a number of these switches in the past 10-years, or so. Glen, K9STH Website: http://k9sth.net
>        From: Ed via Boatanchors <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>   To: ko6bb1 at gmail.com; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>   Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 7:34 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Y'all are right, the Harbor Fright Soldering gun is a piece...
>
> I have my weller  from  when I was a kid  but  it  is a 2  wire  one Ed#