Choosing The Correct Tip For Through-Hole Soldering And Smt Touch-Up - Metcal MX-500 Manuel D'utilisation

CHOOSING THE CORRECT TIP CARTRIDGE FOR THROUGH-HOLE SOLDERING AND
Proper tip cartridge selection is important for getting the best results from your
Metcal System. Choosing the right tip will maximize your soldering performance at
the lowest possible temperature, and will ensure you the longest tip life possible.
For STTC soldering tips, you want to pick a tip geometry which will maximize
contact with the connection. A flat, blunt tip will transfer more heat than a fine,
pointed one. Choosing the largest tip possible will both improve performance
(enabling you to get more heat at lower temperatures), and enhance tip life.
Each Metcal cartridge is specially designed for high power delivery, which means that
you can often solder with a Metcal cartridge at a temperature 100°F or more lower
than with a conventional iron. Since Metcal tip cartridges sense thermal loads and
respond to them, you need only approximate the size of the loads you will be working
with. Start with a lower temperature, going to a higher temperature only when
necessary.
FOR MOST APPLICATIONS
HEAVY GROUND PLANES
WORKING WITH NO-CLEANS
THERMALLY SENSITIVE APPLICATIONS
Let Metcal' s Multi-lead Soldering ("hoof") tip cartridge or one of Metcal' s blade tips
do the work for you! It' s faster than laboriously soldering point to point. It' s safer than
drag soldering with a bent hook tip, which can abrade leads and shorten tip life. For
more information, call your Authorized Distributor.
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CHOOSE THE CORRECT GEOMETRY
C O R R E C T
CHOOSE THE CORRECT SERIES
WHEN SOLDERING MULTI-LEAD PACKAGES
B L A D E
SMT TOUCH-UP
T O O S M A L L
600 SERIES
700 SERIES
500 SERIES
500 SERIES
LOT CODE
M U LT I - L E A D
S O L D E R I N G
T O O L A R G E
LOT 1212 STTC-036
SERIES/STYLE