Weller175 Soldering Iron - SP175

Failed on first use. Started to heat up the went open circuit. Very surprised as Weller used to be a good make.

tres bon envoie rapide et le fer est fonctionnel

Useful tool

This soldering iron is BIG. The Tip-Rod is the diameter of your thumb, surrounded by 16 or 14 gauge steel support piece. Is looks like made for heavy duty industrial job. Not as big as a BAS propane iron, but great for smaller jobs. The BAS is used for roofing and such. I use this iron to solder-weld 22 gauge steel sheet metal into boxes. The iron takes about 5 minutes to heat up. I also have a smaller Weller SP80NUS that does the same job, but this one is for larger production. Again, the iron rod, tip and support tube is of thick steel (14 to 16 gauge). The screw that holds the tip is small, but the tube walls are about 1/8" thick, so no chance of stripping the threads unless you're careless. This iron I use for sheet metal fabrication (22 gauge), copper sheets, thick car battery cables, etc. I haven't tested on 18 gauge steel, but I'm sure it'll work. My other Weller SP80 probably not on 18 or 16 gauge steel, but this monster will, but haven't tried it on those thick sheets.

Merci beaucoup! Bon produit. Bon vendeur.

This is a special purpose iron when more heat is needed. It works well and was a good purchase. If you are working with smaller wires and circuits then want an smaller tip adjustable temp iron