hakko desoldering gun question

mike49504 · 31st December 2008, 07:53 PM

On my hakko desolder gun the heating element wires came unsoldered so it dont heat up.. Wondering can i use the same solder to re attach the wire the came unsolderd or do i need a speical solder since the element heats up

tomtomjr · 3rd January 2009, 05:55 PM

I have owned several of the desoldering stations over the years, and have repaired a lot of them too.(metcal, peco, RFI, ect...) I have always used regular solder when repairing the heating elements, EXCEPT when it is touching the heating element. Then you would have to tack-weld the connection. Not solder. There are only those 2 types of connections inside the irons. Solder or tach/spot weld... Post a pic, and it would help me or others figure out which piece you are wanting to repair...

SineWaveAu7 · 4th January 2009, 08:20 PM

Crimp if you can, but as tomtomjr said, you'll probably need to tack/spot-weld the wires on.
- Adam

31st December 2008, 07:53 PM	#1
mike49504 diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006	hakko desoldering gun question On my hakko desolder gun the heating element wires came unsoldered so it dont heat up.. Wondering can i use the same solder to re attach the wire the came unsolderd or do i need a speical solder since the element heats up

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3rd January 2009, 05:55 PM	#2
tomtomjr diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008	I have owned several of the desoldering stations over the years, and have repaired a lot of them too.(metcal, peco, RFI, ect...) I have always used regular solder when repairing the heating elements, EXCEPT when it is touching the heating element. Then you would have to tack-weld the connection. Not solder. There are only those 2 types of connections inside the irons. Solder or tach/spot weld... Post a pic, and it would help me or others figure out which piece you are wanting to repair...

4th January 2009, 08:20 PM	#3
SineWaveAu7 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2008	Crimp if you can, but as tomtomjr said, you'll probably need to tack/spot-weld the wires on. - Adam