Works very well! Using it for soldering aluminum (yes you heard me right) tabs on a li-ion battery cell to another cell. I'm using a 4mm bar of copper to wrap each aluminum tab. I need the soldering pencil to make the initial connection between the aluminum tab and the copper bar. I have two Weller soldering stations (for electronics) and two Weller soldering guns. This is the only thing that will overcome the thermal mass.
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It's a Weller iron, and if you've ever used them you know they're good quality. This is a temperature controlled iron, temperature controlled through Weller's trick of using a tip with a temperature sensitive magnetic device. The magnetic attraction changes with the temperature. DON'T use non-Weller tips, Without the magnetic switch, the iron won't work right. But with the right tip, the iron works great. The iron ships with a 700 deg F WIDE tip. If you're doing electrical soldering (on boards with a lot of copper), you might want a hotter and maybe smaller tip. They are available.
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This Weller has become irreplaceable. Warms up quickly, melts solder for stained glass projects without any problems. It did take a short time to get used to the size and weight of product, but overall it has done a great job for my needs.
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This soldering iron has been a wonderful addition to my electronics repair tools . It pleases me to have something large and hot enough for large transistor removal. I would recommend this product for any one doing repair to their amplifiers.
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If you're going to do stained glass, don't waste you're money on buying another iron. I made the mistake of buying a different, less expensive iron for doing glass work and it never worked correctly. My solder looked horrible and the iron broke after several uses. I love this iron.
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