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REPLACING THE HEATING ELEMENT
1. Turn off the unit and unplug it from the outlet.
2. Allow the soldering iron to cool down to room temperature.
Never attempt to remove the tip while the iron is hot.
3. Unscrew the Black "Bakelite Polymer" Retaining Cap and slide off
the full tip assembly.
4. Push the Power Cord through the bottom of the soldering iron while
simultaneously pulling gently on the heating element to expose the
heating element.
5. De-solder the 2 Thin (red or white) wires and the 2 Thick (blue)
wires that have heat shielding on them from the circuit board and
pull the heating element away from the board.
Please take note of the location of the wire thickness/color for
installation of new heating element (see diagram below).
6. On one side of the circuit board solder a thin wire to
2
wire to
7. Flip the circuit board over and solder a thin wire to
4
wire to
8. Pull the cord back gently and align the circuit board to the slots on
the iron so the cord can be pulled back to its original position.
9. Replace Bakelite Polymer Retaining Cap and screw back on and
hand tighten - Do NOT over-tighten.
10. Install the soldering tip, slide the metal soldering tip retaining collar
and hand tighten it. Plug the AC cord back into a grounded outlet.
SIDE A
NOTE: The wires on the heating element can be soldered back
onto either side of the circuit board, as there is no polarity for the
element.
(see diagram below).
(see diagram below).
1
2
- 10 -
1
and a thick
3
and a thick
SIDE B
3
4
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