Tip Selection; Tip Installation - Pace SX-80 Operation & Maintenance Instructions Manual

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SX-80

Tip Selection

SX-80 Sodr-X-Tractor Tips come in three basic types:

1. Endura Desoldering Tips - These tips are tinnable and provide enhanced

thermal performance for thru-hole desoldering on high mass boards.

2. Endura Pik-Tips - Provides safe removal of TQFP (Thin Quad FlatPack)

and TSOP (Thin Small Outline Package) surface mount components.

3. Endura Flo-D-Sodr Tips - These tips provide rapid, continuous extraction

of old or excess solder from SMT lands.

Size selection of tips is important. For thru-hole desoldering, select a tip with an I.D.

just large enough to allow the lead to freely pass inside. The tip O.D. should not

exceed the diameter of the land to minimize risk of damage to the board substrate.

When removing TQFPs or TSOPs, the Pik-Tip should be sized so that the tip blades

make proper contact with all the lead/land connections simultaneously.

The SX-80 Sodr-X-Tractor will only use the new Endura line of desoldering tips.

For maximum productivity and proper fit, install tips into your SX-80 Sodr-X-Tractor

when the heater is hot and the Flux/Sodr trap and door are installed.

Hold the handpiece with the heater pointed at an

angle up to prevent injury to personnel.

1. Insert the Tip fully into heater bore using

supplied Tip Tool.

2. Gently tighten the Heater Set Screw.

3. Recheck the Heater Set Screw periodically to insure that it remains snug.

Periodically, clean the heater bore with a properly sized wire brush (3/16" O.D.) to

insure optimum heat transfer and proper tip grounding.

CAUTION

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