Operation / maintenance and cleaning, Soldering, Maintenance and cleaning – Parkside PLS 30 User Manual
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Operation / Maintenance and cleaning
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Soldering
— The soldering pencil has a rated output of 30 watts and is there-
fore ideal for electronics soldering.
— The design of the soldering pencil makes it especially suitable for
use where access is difficult or for fine soldering work.
— To achieve the best results use electronics solder 1.0 (10 g elec-
tronics solder with integrated flux is included) or 1.5 mm diameter
60 % Sn. We recommend the use of soldering paste (not soldering
grease or soldering fluid) as a flux.
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Clean the soldering tip
2
on the moist solder sponge
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.
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After cleaning the tip
2
it must be “tinned” (coated with solder).
This is done by melting solder on to the hot soldering tip
2
.
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Guide the soldering tip
2
to the intended joint site and heat the joint.
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Place the solder (with flux) between the joint site and the tip
2
to melt it.
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Continue to feed further solder until the whole joint has a covering
of solder.
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Then quickly remove the soldering tip in order to avoid overheating
the molten solder.
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Allow the solder to harden while not subjecting it to vibration or
movement.
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Note: The flux is either already contained in the solder or applied
separately. Ask the advice of the retailer when buying solder in or-
der to choose the most suitable solder for your intended purpose.
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Maintenance and cleaning
WARNINg!
RISK OF INJURY! Before you carry out any work
on the device always pull the mains plug out of the mains socket and
allow the device to cool.
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