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Originally Posted by RV7A Flyer
Eutectic tin/lead solder melts at 183 C, or about 362 F. Someone said they set their heat gun to 800 F...that seems *way* too high for any solder used for electronics, even eutectic ones that don't use lead...
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That was me, maybe it was because it really was not at temp yet. It takes a little time to reach the set temp. Doesn't the sleeve temp rise asymptotically to the gas temp? It was taking a very long time and heating every thing else in the vicinity, it was not on a bench.
Sounds like some experimentation is in order to be sure ones specific gun is set correctly.
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