4
7 Operation
Important:
■
Do not overheat the circuit board and/or any heat sensitive components.
■
This product is not ESD safe.
■
Do not leave the product unattended during use or when cooling down.
Preconditions:
a
Barrel
(3)
is inserted with the release button
(4)
facing out.
a
A suitably sized tip
(1)
has been screwed on.
1. Connect the power cord
(8)
to a power outlet.
2. Place the tool on the stand
(9)
, and wait 5 minutes for the tip to reach working temperature.
3. Turn the printed circuit board so the terminal leads are facing up, then secure it over a suitable work-
surface.
4. Push the plunger
(6)
all the way down until it “clicks” into place.
5. Melt the solder around the connection then press the release button
(4)
to suck it up.
à
Repeat steps 5 to 8 if needed.
à
Repeat this step with all solder points until the component can be removed.
6. Wipe the tip clean using solder tip cleaning brass wire.
7. Disconnect from the power supply and allow product to cool down on the stand, before storing away.
8 Cleaning and care
Important:
– Do not use aggressive cleaning agents, rubbing alcohol or other chemical solutions. They damage
the housing and can cause the product to malfunction.
– Do not immerse the product in water.
8.1 Emptying the collection chamber
The plunger is spring-loaded, remove it carefully.
Preconditions:
a
The product is disconnected from the power supply.
a
All heated elements have completely cooled down.
1. Compress the plunger
(6)
all the way down and separate the collection chamber
(3)
from the grip
(7).
2. Empty the collection chamber.
3. Reverse the above steps to re-attach the collection chamber to the grip.
8.2 Cleaning pin
Molten solder can cool down quickly inside the metal barrel causing obstruction.
Preconditions:
a
All heated elements have completely cooled down.
1. After each use, unplug the tool, hold the tool with tip facing upwards, then insert the cleaning pin into
the tip and push out any stuck solder residue.
2. Slide the cleaning pin back into the cleaning pin storage slot
(5)
.
8.3 Desoldering tip
Clean the tip with solder tip cleaning brass wire after each use.
9 Disposal
This symbol must appear on any electrical and electronic equipment placed on the EU mar-
ket. This symbol indicates that this device should not be disposed of as unsorted municipal
waste at the end of its service life.
Owners of WEEE shall dispose of it separately from unsorted municipal waste. Spent batter-
ies and accumulators, which are not enclosed by the WEEE, as well as lamps that can be re-
moved from the WEEE in a non-destructive manner, must be removed by end users from the
WEEE in a non-destructive manner before it is handed over to a collection point.
Distributors of electrical and electronic equipment are legally obliged to provide free take-back of waste.
Conrad provides the following return options
free of charge
(more details on our website):
■
in our Conrad offices
■
at the Conrad collection points
■
at the collection points of public waste management authorities or the collection points set up by man-
ufacturers or distributors within the meaning of the ElektroG
End users are responsible for deleting personal data from the WEEE to be disposed of.
It should be noted that different obligations about the return or recycling of WEEE may apply in countries
outside of Germany.
10 Technical data
Input voltage...........................................
230 V/AC 50 Hz
Power consumption ................................
30 W
ESD safe ................................................
no
Heating temperature...............................
max. 440 °C
Heating time ...........................................
approx. 5 mins to 350°C
Cable length ...........................................
approx. 1.3 m
Operating/Storage conditions .................
0 to +40 ºC, 40 – 90 % RH (non-condensing)
Dimensions (L x W x H)..........................
273 x 42 x 34 mm
Weight ....................................................
280 g
This is a publication by Conrad Electronic SE, Klaus-Conrad-Str. 1, D-92240 Hirschau (www.conrad.com).
All rights including translation reserved. Reproduction by any method (e.g. photocopying, microfilming or the capture in
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This publication reflects the technical status at the time of printing.
Copyright by Conrad Electronic SE.
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