Sometimes we are a little biased because we have the worlds best cordless soldering iron. However, we stumbled upon this video from Tampatec. He gives a great demonstration of three different soldering irons along with some good tips and tricks for a soldering beginner.
Power Pro Soldering Iron Kit (#7904)
Tampatec reviewed the Iso-Tip Power Pro Soldering Iron Kit (#7904). As you can see, one of the first things to do is to tin the tip, and it only took TEN seconds for our iron to heat up. As noted, it is useful to use a wet sponge to clean the tip. When soldering, the best thing to do is to heat the solder joint up first, then apply the solder to the solder joint. Now onto soldering wires; the first thing to do is to strip off the ends of the wiring and make an X, then twist them together. Use flux (cleaning agent) to bond solder to solder joint. As you can see, there are multiple different variations of flux.
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Currently our Power Pro Soldering Iron Kit (#7904) has been obsoleted. We currently have 2 new cordless soldering irons available though, our 7700 Quick Charge or our 8000 Power Pro Advanced with the new Lithium Ion battery. Click here to view these!
Power Probe Butane Soldering Iron
Next, he demonstrated the Power Probe Butane Soldering Iron. By looks alone, it is very similar to our Pro 90 Butane Soldering Iron Torch Kit Model #9010. As noted, the heat blower tip is great for when you need to shrink some heat tubing. While there are plenty of safety features to protect the kids on this iron, make sure that this tool is kept away from children! Leave the iron in low setting, and you can see it takes around twice as long to heat up compared to our Power Pro Soldering Iron.
TekWorthy Soldering Iron Kit
And last he went over the TekWorthy Soldering Iron Kit, looks like there is a lot that comes with it…. Let’s see how it compares. With first looks you notice that it is a corded soldering iron, and it takes around 60 seconds to heat up. Tampatec used this iron to desolder. Using the desoldering braid with some flux is the best way to make sure that all the solder is picked up when you need it to be.