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7.2. Please charge the battery-operated soldering gun
1
before putting it into operation.
In order to charge the battery-operated soldering gun
1
, it needs to be placed on the
charging unit
6
where it will be reloaded automatically. When charging, please make
sure that the battery charge indicator light
7
lights up. If it does not light up, it needs
to be verified whether there is contact between the mains plug
8
and the outlet. A fully
discharged battery-operated soldering gun
1
is completely recharged overnight within
approximately 14 hours. It is not possible to overcharge the battery.
7.3. The operating voltage of the charging unit
6
is indicated on the type plate
9
.
7.4. The lockout device
10
of the battery-operated soldering gun
1
can be released by
turning the locking mechanism to position “I” by means of the attached screw
driver
11
(see Fig.1).
7.5 The battery-operated soldering gun
1
is turned on by pressing down the gear lever
12
(see power indicator light
7
). The soldering temperature is reached after a warming-up
period of 9 seconds, which can be controlled most easily by bringing the soldering
tip
5
in contact with the solder
13
. The soldering process itself should, on the one hand,
be performed in a timely manner for capacity reasons of the NiMH batteries, and, on
the other hand, to prevent a generally possible overheating of the electronic compo-
nents. Place the soldering tip
5
on the soldering joint and simultaneously put a little bit
of solder
13
between the soldering tip
5
and the work piece to enhance a better heat
transfer. After it has been heated up, add more solder
13
on the soldering joint. Once
the solder
13
distributed itself well, the soldering tip
5
can be removed and the soldering
gun
1
can be turned off. A shiny, flawless surface of the soldering joint should remain.
7.6 In order to prevent a fire hazard after completion of the soldering operations, the
lockout device
10
must be turned back to position “0” (see Fig. 2). The device is now
secured against inadvertent operation.
7.7 The soldering tip
5
is protected against wear and oxidation and must, in no case, be
refinished (for instance, by using a file, etc.)!
7.8 The soldering tip
5
shall be cleaned by using a viscose sponge
14
or cloth while it is
still warm.
7.9 We recommend using a standard flux-cored soft solder, which is sold through
relevant specialist retailers.
Fig. 1
Switch is released
Fig. 2
Switch is locked
