Prices on these have really come down. $40 gets you a solder gun with auto feeder. Anyone have any experience with these?
https://www.circuitspecialists.com/c...eid=f560f13fe0
https://www.circuitspecialists.com/c...eid=f560f13fe0
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Talk about lazy... or rather, great for assembly line workers... -
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you probably need that suspended on a retracting steel cable over the work area,
holding that up with a 500g roll of solder stuck to it will kill your wrist really fast!Comment
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Well, the picture shown has a very small roll. I'd imagine were someone to use this, it would be worth rolling a small spool of solder.
Could be lazy, or could be really nice to have a free hand. I often put my hands in major contortions trying to hold a part, hold the iron and add the solder at the same time.
Edit: It's actually surprising that I don't burn myself more often than I do.Comment
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use blue tack.Comment
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this was amusing to read ....https://cdn.badcaps-static.com/pdfs/...a87157115e.pdfComment
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That looks like around 100-150g solder reel, so not too bad, but still, the rest of the iron has some weight on it and can cause fatigue...Comment
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This one might be better than the one I have it shows that one to be temperature controlled
I might buy one of themComment
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STJ: Blue tack? Don't you end up burning that?
sam: Yeah, it appears to be temp controlled, that would certainly be a deal killer if it weren't.
eccerror: Doesn't look much heavier than my desoldering gun, except for the weight of solder. If it actually works well, I could see it having to be held for much shorter periods of time.Comment
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blue-tack on the parts side does not burn - it just softens.
dont pull it off while it's hot or it leaves bits behind.
another trick i use - masking tape holds a whole line of resistors or leds down,
i use a lot of cheap masking tape!
one thing i cant stand - people who bend component legs to hold them in - those fuckers have never had to remove old parts that have had that done to them!
btw, if that gun has a really strong feed system then maybe you not need the reel on it - just run it down some slippery tubing (not rubber) to the reel at the other end of the power cable.Last edited by stj; 03-09-2020, 09:34 AM.Comment
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I'm guilty, I bend the component legs, only a little bit though, I don't fold them over like some I have seen. Just enough to cause some friction in the hole.
That's a good point about not needing a spool. I'd rather have a small spool though, one fewer thing to tangle. I could even print a small spool on my 3d printer if I really needed it. I doubt it would add all that much weight.Comment
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how does the feeder work?
is it some sliding friction device on the trigger, or a nice motor-drive?Comment
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my local lidl store had these in last month i didnt buy one though about £17.00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppe2_-9Kan8Comment
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Amen!
Kind of funny I sometimes still bend them... well, no more than two pins and no more than about 30 degrees. Then when one pin is tacked down, unbend and solder each of the remaining pins, and then try to undo the bend in the first pin... heh.Comment
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