How To Use A Soldering Gun

Touch the solder wire to the end of the heat tip and allow the solder to color or melt onto the tip.

How to use a soldering gun. A soldering gun is an approximately pistol-shaped electrically powered tool for soldering metals using tin-based solder to achieve a strong mechanical bond with good electrical contact. In use I find it works best if I place a little molten solder on the tip before touching the joint. This tool is used for joining stained glass light sheet metal and heavy electronic soldering work.

A soldering gun is used to melt solder wire. A soldering gun is a little different from a soldering iron as it has a trigger that will activate the heat. It heats up fast and can melt solder in under 10 seconds from a cold start.

Ive even used it for solder a few simple electronics projects so far. While not very practical its a fun twist to my regular soldering iron and sure gets people talking. Then put the tip on the joint.

Pull a length of solder from the reel or enclosed plastic case and press the trigger of the gun. I need a wiring diagram for the trigger mechanism for a POWER-CRAFT soldering gun model 84 TWL A. The tool has a trigger-style switch so it can be easily operated with one hand.

You will typically store the gun with solder on the tip so that needs to come off first. The wick will fill up so kindly pull the wick over the joint and your iron and the solder will move into it as it relinquishes. Not all soldering is the same.

It is done in much the same way and the only variety you get is if you use a soldering iron on one occasion a soldering station on another and then a soldering gun. The correct way to solder the joint is to use the soldering gun to heat the joint until it is hot enough to melt the solder. When solder wire is melted it will be used to apply two metal objects together.