SMT with butane powered soldering iron. - Electronic Circuits Projects Diagrams Free

georgemailo · 21st January 2008, 06:38 PM

Hello everyone! I recently bought a soldering iron powered by butane gas. I noticed that there is a tip for that iron named "heat blower" [ http://www.pro-iroda.com/tips1.htm (tip S-07)]. Does anyone have tried to use that tip for mounting smds? Is it good enough??? Thanks in advance!

crusty · 21st January 2008, 08:30 PM

personally i don't think butane would be that great for SMT's, just too much fluctuating heat, not to mention that but it from the looks of the tip you'd be heating up the whole component and not just leads, would probably fry the component before you even got it mounted..

**Nigel Goodwin** · 21st January 2008, 08:48 PM

It's much too wide for SMT's, it's for heat shrink sleeving - for SMT's you need a much narrower, more concentrated, nozzle.

Dean Huster · 22nd January 2008, 02:35 AM

And don't forget that what you have in your hands is a miniature blow torch, able to ignite anything flammable. Heat guns only output heat. Butane torches output heat and FIRE (the ignition source).

Dean

kchriste · 22nd January 2008, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by georgemailo

Does anyone have tried to use that tip for mounting smds? Is it good enough?

I wouldn't use it for anything electronic unless you are in a remote location with no plug in for your regular iron. It is very hard to control the tip temperature and the exhaust port tends to cause collateral damage in tight spaces. As for SMD, as noted by Dean, it'll probably light the flux on fire.

georgemailo · 22nd January 2008, 10:55 AM

Thank you very much. I will have in mind all of your advices but I can't resist to have some tests by my own. I will try if there is any propability the iron to be useful for SMDs. I'm curious :-) !!!! Thanks again!

**Nigel Goodwin** · 22nd January 2008, 11:57 AM

They are all probably worrying unduly, the Weller butane iron is designed for SM use, and you can buy a suitable nozzle for it - but, like I said before, the one you posted is for heat shrink sleeving and far too large for SM work (won't get hot enough).

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21st January 2008, 06:38 PM	(permalink)
georgemailo	SMT with butane powered soldering iron. Hello everyone! I recently bought a soldering iron powered by butane gas. I noticed that there is a tip for that iron named "heat blower" [ http://www.pro-iroda.com/tips1.htm (tip S-07)]. Does anyone have tried to use that tip for mounting smds? Is it good enough??? Thanks in advance!

21st January 2008, 08:30 PM	(permalink)
crusty	personally i don't think butane would be that great for SMT's, just too much fluctuating heat, not to mention that but it from the looks of the tip you'd be heating up the whole component and not just leads, would probably fry the component before you even got it mounted..

21st January 2008, 08:48 PM	(permalink)
Nigel Goodwin	It's much too wide for SMT's, it's for heat shrink sleeving - for SMT's you need a much narrower, more concentrated, nozzle. __________________ PIC programmer software, and PIC Tutorials at: http://www.winpicprog.co.uk

22nd January 2008, 02:35 AM	(permalink)
Dean Huster	And don't forget that what you have in your hands is a miniature blow torch, able to ignite anything flammable. Heat guns only output heat. Butane torches output heat and FIRE (the ignition source). Dean __________________ Dean Huster, Electronics Curmudgeon Contributing Editor emeritus, "Q & A", of the former "Poptronics" magazine (formerly "Popular Electronics" and "Electronics Now" magazines). R.I.P.

22nd January 2008, 10:55 AM	(permalink)
georgemailo	Thank you very much. I will have in mind all of your advices but I can't resist to have some tests by my own. I will try if there is any propability the iron to be useful for SMDs. I'm curious :-) !!!! Thanks again!

22nd January 2008, 11:57 AM	(permalink)
Nigel Goodwin	They are all probably worrying unduly, the Weller butane iron is designed for SM use, and you can buy a suitable nozzle for it - but, like I said before, the one you posted is for heat shrink sleeving and far too large for SM work (won't get hot enough). __________________ PIC programmer software, and PIC Tutorials at: http://www.winpicprog.co.uk