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1. Turn the temperature on your soldering pencil DOWN. Most users operate at a much higher than needed temperature, thinking they will be able to work faster (hotter = faster, right?). To be safe to your components and to extend tip life, reduce the temperature at which you work to the lowest possible level.
   
2. Do not dwell on the pad or connection for too long. An average solder joint should be completed in 5-7 seconds, even when using lead free solder. Dwelling on the joint too long can cause damage to your component, and create an inferior connection.
   
3. Preheat whenever possible when reworking or removing a component. If you have access to a bottom side preheater, use it to slowly increase the temperature of the circuit board, so that you can spend less time on the joint with the soldering tip, not tweezers, or concentrated hot air. This is more efficient and much safer.

Need a fast, easy, way to find out if your digital soldering station readout is accurate? Try this. First, get the exact melting point of the solder you are using from the manufacturer's specifications. For example, the melting point of 100% tin solder is 450° F (232° C). Now, set the digital display of your soldering station to a temperature 10° F below the melting point and allow it to stabilize to that temperature. Next, increase the temperature of the pencil in one-degree increments while holding the solder wire against the tip. Continue to increase the temperature slowly until the solder reaches the melting point. When the solder begins to melt, you'll know you have reached the specified melting point of the solder, in this case 450° F. Compare that temperature with the digital readout. If the two numbers differ, you may want to set your station using the temperature-offset feature if it has one. This is a basic, easy way to check the temperature accuracy without using temperature-measuring equipment.

We are pleased to announce that the newly updated Weller Electronics catalog is available for download in PDF format.  The new catalog contains the latest information on our current product line designed to solve your application needs.  Product categories include soldering stations, desoldering stations, SMT rework, hot air stations, fume extraction, soldering irons, cordless tools, heat guns, accessories, and tips. 

There are eight additional pages of new products, including:

• The WD2000M multi-function digital soldering station with two 80-watt outputs and PC interface
• Three new RT tips for the WMRP pencil
• The new WP80 80-watt soldering pencil with short and long grip options
• The new WMRT micro desoldering tweezers
• WSP150 heavy duty soldering pencil for applications with high heat requirements
• WHP80 80W / 24V preheating plate
• WSB80 80W / 24V solder bath
• WSB150 150W / 24V solder bath
• ML100 and ML200 butane torches for field service repair
• CHT100 Cold Heat Pro soldering tool
• New fume extraction adapters for WMRP and WP80 soldering pencils
• K1101 thermocouple assembly for WMRP pencil
• WDC dry tip cleaner

You can download the PDF file from our web site by clicing the image!