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Operation
3. You will hear a small hissing sound while gas is
escaping. To ignite the gas soldering iron, hold the
flame on the ignition nozzle (1).
4. Wait for some seconds until the flame has stabilised.
Look at the flag window (4) into the soldering attach-
ment. If you recognize a red colouring of the catalyst
(5), slowly release the soldering attachment. The flame
goes out and the catalyst continues to glow. Now you
can start soldering.
Attention Risk of burns
After long operation time the ignition nozzle and the
soldering attachment become very hot. Do not touch
these parts with bare hand.
Attention:
It is very important to push forward and
hold the soldering attachment (2) in this position after
firing. If not, the tip will be burned by the excessive
temperature. Soldering is not possible anymore, as the soldering tempera-
ture cannot be reached.
Tinning the Soldering Tip
The soldering tip must be tinned before using.
1. When the melting temperature is reached put some solder
on the top of the soldering tip and allows it to spread to an
evenly fine coating. The solder must enclose the whole cone
point.
2. Now the soldering tip has the right temperature to start with
soft-soldering. The exact temperature is reached, if a red
glow of the catalyst (5) is inside the soldering attachment.
The flame must not be visible.
3. Just open the gas volume control switch (9) enough to
ensure good soldering. Too much gas or working with
soldering tip and flame will just waste gas and the soldering
tip will be overheated unnecessarily. When soldering tip was
overheated a visible blacking occurs and the temperature is insufficient for
soldering. A brownish colour of the soldering tip is ok and not a defect.
If the flame goes out during work (e. g. the gas volume was cut back too
much) only the hiss of gas will be audible. Immediately push the ON/OFF
switch back in order to block up gas supply.
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