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Weller Soldering Pencil

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

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Toolmonger has discussed the value of having a soldering iron in the shop, and many Toolmongers mentioned Weller as a good make to have on your bench. If you want to take that iron off the bench, Weller offers the ML500MP, a portable soldering pencil.

You fuel the piezo-ignition soldering iron with standard lighter butane. The adjustable flame allows you to set the tip to between 750 and 900 degrees. You can get up to 30 minutes of operation on a medium setting. And when you remove the tip, the ML500MP functions as a small torch.

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What’s Inside A Soldering Iron Tip?

Monday, June 11th, 2007
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The friendly folks over at the Weller blog posted a great article today explaining what’s inside a soldering tip — and why.  Something I was surprised to learn: while copper conducts heat well, it doesn’t do so well holding up against tin — hence the layer of iron around the copper tip.  It seems as though the iron layer is the main factor determining the longevity of a tip.

If you spend any time at all with an iron in your hand, this is a must read.

The Architecture of a Soldering Tip [Weller Blog]

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Weller’s Digital Soldering Station: Reviewed And On Sale

Monday, June 4th, 2007

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Toolmonger reader Russell Jones, a mechanical engineering student at the College of New Jersey, took the time to review his new Weller digital solder station.  His verdict: it’s a quality piece of gear for high-end hobbyists and pros — especially if you’re planning on doing any surface-mount work.  Russell also found a $20 rebate from Weller — that’s still available – which brings the station’s price down to $110 or less.  That’s the best deal we’ve seen on it to date.

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Preview: New Solder Tools From Weller

Friday, June 1st, 2007
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Weller announced yesterday the release of two new 80W/24V products desgined to work with their exising power supplies: the WHP80 preheating plate (pictured) and the WSB 80 solder bath.

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Finds: Weller’s Portasol Line

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006
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We’ve written about a couple of electric cordless soldering irons, but if you look through the comments you’ll quickly notice that our readers almost universally prefer butane-power when it comes to portable soldering.  A number of them recommended Weller’s units (like the P2C pictured above).

The P2C reaches solder-melting heat in under a minute, and is adjustable between (the equivalent of) 25 and 75 watts of heat.  It can reach temperatures of up to 850 degrees C.

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Finds: A Pro-Quality ColdHeat Soldering Tool

Monday, August 28th, 2006

 

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The ColdHeat concept is great: it heats up and cools down instantly so a) you don’t burn yourself or the things around you, and b) it can run on batteries for quite a while.  We have one, but we’ve always been a little bit wary of the tool’s quality as the only place you could find them was at Harbor Freight and on late-night infomercials.

Now it appears that Weller’s decided to take the technology pro.

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