The perfect tools for precision SMD soldering :)

@DiodeGoneWild

3 жыл бұрын

I soldered tiny SMD transistors with this one in this video :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/l5yk2ch8hbfHY7A.html It's even possible to solder chips (let's say 16 pins) with this. You just flood it in rosin and solder 8 pins at once. Because of the rosin, the solder doesn't go between the pins.

@MegaSunRise3

3 жыл бұрын

@@DiodeGoneWild Hahaha well done. I wonder if the gun might create some EMP when you release the trigger and how much potential damage to sensitive components could that cause?

@DiodeGoneWild

3 жыл бұрын

I'm using it for at least 25 years and I don't remember it damaging anything... ESD from your fingers is more dangerous for the components. Few times I damaged LEDs by ESD discharge when touching them, but it was such a strong ESD I could feel the zap.

@rkan2

3 жыл бұрын

@@MegaSunRise3 It is well grounded (duh'), so ESD shouldn't be an issue!

@jaakkolehto1487

3 жыл бұрын

@@rkan2 no its not

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I am loving these frequent uploads. You are gonna spoil us.

I just buy a soldering iron to solder my previous Soldering iron. lol

@jeffm2787

3 жыл бұрын

I've had to buy a soldering iron to fix my soldering station. Now I make sure i have multiple stations and multiple others around. Not doing that again.

@user-cz4gy7em2i

3 жыл бұрын

but you buy the cheapest one to fix your good one ( i did that )

@gauravraj9328

3 жыл бұрын

I've ordered pointed tip to fix it on flat and huge tip Tip on tip

@bluerizlagirl

3 жыл бұрын

I once borrowed a soldering iron to mend mine. It was not much better so I did the same repair on that one once I'd fixed mine and gave it back ag sood as new, only with about 20cm shorter power cable!

@bluerizlagirl

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffm2787 What made me laugh was "No user Serviceable Parts Inside" on the back of an oscilloscope. If you've got one of those, you probably know what you're doing inside it. As with soldering irons, you really need another working 'scope to fix a busted one .....

I love how care free diode is when handling a live switch😄👍😎❤️

I have the orange one. Thanks for making me get it out of the drawer, fix it, and use it. It's much better that my expensive soldering station.

@DrZipZwan

3 жыл бұрын

So much reliable!!! They can work 100 years, and never broke, not like new soldering irons!

"And this is my grandfather's soldering Iron >>showing immersion heater on the stick

DiodeGoneWild :"soldering a soldering gun using a soldering gun"

I used this kind of soldering gun in school. I'll have to keep an eye out for one, because they are a joy to work with.

@MrToradragon

3 жыл бұрын

I think they still can be purchased new.

@Electronichub_05

11 ай бұрын

​@@MrToradragon the new ones are mostly quite crappy, i had one 100W to test and it was way worse than an old 50W soldering gun 😅

"Soldering a soldering gun using a soldering gun" 6:08

@-JohnnyWaIker-

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, why? He ment he's soldering the soldering gun (the wire of the red one) using the soldering gun (the blue one he's holding).

@HSelimSerdar

3 жыл бұрын

This is legend

@iamlegend2419

3 жыл бұрын

@@HSelimSerdar wow you got me right 😆

@HSelimSerdar

3 жыл бұрын

@@iamlegend2419 lmao

During my childhood i learnt and started to solder with these units, exactly with the 90VA black unit 😉 Oh boy those good ol' days!

I had almost the same problem, the light was flashing but the iron still worked. I’ve unscrewed the bulb and put it back in, that was the solution. Great informative video.

8:13 I think the switch isn't made of copper, it would be too soft, probably bronze. Maybe even made of beryllium bronze, that would be the best material for it, but also the most expensive. As always, a great video! I like the old soldering gun and its color too.

Your Grandfather's iron could not have been that doggy as he was still your Grandfather when you were born... :-) Love old soldering irons. The bakeolite one is so simple in it's smart design. I have a old Weller bakelite pistol grip soldering iron like you have. I used mine in High School in shop class in 1970. It is marked as 1968 and is still working today. The one I have was dropped one day and had the back broke off in several large pieces. I was in class that day and found all the pieces. The shop teacher said to toss it in the trash. I asked if I could have it, he said yes. I brought it home and used rubber glue to glue it back together and I'm using it to this day. The rubber glue started to fail last year so I took it all apart and used 2 part epoxy to glue it back together once more... Lol You are right on the continuous use. If your at 220v gets as hot as mine does at 110v I understand the need for several... Lol I use my Weller for the big jobs that require lots of heat because of the ground plane. I use the smaller handheld soldering tip irons mostly, but when I need Heat, I grab Bertha, she has never let me down... Lol Thanks for the video!

i have polish soldering guns from 1986 and I'm using it from 2010 to today

@Electronichub_05

11 ай бұрын

They are the best, I have two from czech republic. One is from 1990 and the other from 1977 and they work so good :)

I had one like that " orange one" back in the day my one was from radio shack. I asked my mum to get it for me when I was just a kid. It spent most of its time melting plastic and burning my name into pieces of wood.. 🤓👍

@Tag-Traeumer

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. And orange is a beautiful color.

It's awesome to see the quality of these old switch. The today ones life is very short. I faced issue with the switch just after a couple of years...

@giuseppe.m1913

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

I guess it makes sense to use this type if you’re used to it. The instant heat-up time is like what you get with a $1000 soldering station

@1marcelfilms

5 ай бұрын

its not instant more like 10 seconds and its very annoying for constant use where you have to wait all the time

Nice to see you taking care of these classic beauties. :)

Awesome video, I see that your soldering iron were not affected by planned obsolescence. I greet you with my "Lutola 3", probably same old as yours - nearly 40 years and still works great.

I found a soldering gun among my grandfather's things as well some years ago. It was a bit different though. It had a UU core and I think 7 turns on the secondary or so (on the opposite leg of the transformer, so lower coupling). The switch often got stuck, but more importantly, the hot end was a fixed piece that didnt heat up properly anymore, and the transformer was also rattling as if it is completely broken. But I later figured out that the secondary was kind-of broken where it connected to the hot end with a nut. It's hard to describe and a bit weird. It also had a lamp that ran directly from mains, not in a socket, and it was also broken when I tried it. Your units seem to be way better quality btw.

Thank you from Québec Canada bro !! Love it everytime you make arcs !! You have big nuts!

Those soldering gun are immortal !!!

Over here, in Canada, I have a Weller soldering gun that might be 50 years old. They seem to never die if used intermittently. Have a couple of others that are higher wattage and also pretty old.

i have the same 100VA one, got it from my father who got it from his, its from 85 and one of the screws has a seal above it so i think nobody opened it yet.

@thetraitor3852

3 жыл бұрын

Those things will probably out live us all.

@amigator7789

3 жыл бұрын

@@riley5114 Sure it is. Those soldering guns (especially orange one) are legendary in Czech Republic, they are super reliable. I have the orange one which was given me in 1988 when I was 11 yo boy, I'm using it almost every day to THIS DAY and it's still working like new. If you take good care of it, it will serve you your whole life (no kidding). There are only 3 things inside which can break - small indicator 6.3V lightbulb, switch and 230V mains cord. All of those parts are cheap and are easily replaceable. Those soldering guns are still made by the same company (NUBA) which made older units you see in the video, if you want to buy it, just search for NUBA ETP.

@Electronichub_05

11 ай бұрын

Mine too, they are for holding the transformer on mine so you don't need to remove them when you want to open it

A tesla lamp and old school transformer? This is a proper soldering gun !

I bought a soldering iron like yours(a newer type) when i saw you solder everything with this guns and i am verry happy with soldering gun it heats up in few seconds and it cools down in few minutes ,i burned my hands with soldering irons several times and i decided to buy a soldering gun.

I was waiting for this one eagerly

Good old Czechoslovakian TRP2-73 soldering gun (Transformátorová Páječka)... We have a ivory coloured one which have bought in the early '80s, it was very common in Hungary in those times. I saw it in black, red, green and yellow colours. It can be purchased brand new nowadays in a more streamlined body. However, it's a very sturdy workhorse, if the copper wire tip is broken, just twist it a little, and continue soldering... :D

Basic design but reliable, as long as you keep the element connections really clean and tight. I had a 100 watt one badged by hilka, very bulky and the same bulb on the front. I had it for years but i didn't need it very often, radio repairs don't need massive heat. Gave it away to a frend, he was happy with it :-D

I just love your iron. Reminds me of a Star Trek phaser.

I have black, I inherited it from my father. It was manufactured in the seventies. Nickname York. Unfortunately, the hard cover broke. I put a new cover on it 1 year ago. The transformer is super, there will be no fault. Long live the Czechoslovakian super soldering iron.

I learned soldering on one of those irons, I still have it, it's one that my dad bought back in elementary, probably somewhere around 1975-76, I also have one at work in my tool cart, along with a modern station on my desk at work and a TS100 at home, modern irons are really good, the TS100 with how I set it up, it goes to standby after putting it down and lowers the temperature, once I pick it up it's back up to temp fast enough for me not to even notice it cooled down

This was really good, thank you.

i still use my weller soldering gun more than i use my iron!! im sure you already know you can use regular household wire as a tip, 14 or 12 gauge, directly soldered a white led without resistor in place of the light, it works great as a power indicator but it really shines when you're doing close up work

Nice teardown , you can insert a spring so the cable can't bend so much and stay safe .

DiodeGoneWild good name. You know that you have an "old" soldering gun when it is put together with regular screws instead of phillips head screws.

The OBZOR switch at 6:19 is very nice and intetesting inside. It is easy to open. There is metal strip inside that bends when you press the button and is acts as a spring. It stays engaged until fully releasing the button. It seems to me that there are also small magnets at the tip of the metal strip. I thnik the strip is only copper coated or some alloy. Copper itself would break after bending back and forth so many times.

75VA from Czechia are the best one. I had one more than 20 years old

I mean if it's what you prefer then sure keep using it, I got myself a TS100 about a year ago and I love it, way better than anything I've used, it heats in about 4 seconds and since it uses dc / has a barrel jack you can power it from any batteries you have lying around up to 24v, plus I put third-party firmware on that gives a few little extras like holding the button for full power just like a soldering gun.

Chválím, chválím, pěkné páječky :D

I learned something today 👍

Fun Fact. I have lot of tools from my grandfather (also soldering irons). One day I went to a museum of tools of the past and I saw lot of my tool wich I use dealy.

You can tell its old, when it has flathead screws 👍

ČS trafopájky byly dobré a stále je požívám. Taky jich mám několik. Tu první co jsem měl byla s bakelitovým krytem, který je už na kusy. Buzení měly 1,5T.

@diodegonewild which kind of soldering wire are you using? Any suggestion about where to find it?

Nice repair video 👍

How does transform does soldering task ? Is it like it’s just creates controlled high voltage on other side although it’s ac because there is not filters or anything

Náhodou, ty starší ETP s měděnýma šínama se opalují méně než ty mikrospínače :D Sice tahají oblouky, ale čistí se. U této jsem jen dvakrát měnil šňůřu, přesně štíplou uvnitř bužírky. Novější nuba, té jsem musel rozebrat a vyčistit mikrospínač a nakonec se stejně někde zlomil drát, ale používám výkonnější 90VA bakelitku.

@brano2yt

3 жыл бұрын

Tú bakelitovú 90VA používam aj ja, praskla mi pri páde ale olepil som to a funguje ďalej, kábel som už vymenil, skrutky na hrot dal väčšie. Premýšlal som dať tam kondík nech to tie iskry pri vypínaní trochu zredukuje. Odolný kus.

@teslakovalaborator

3 жыл бұрын

@@brano2yt RC článek jsem taky přidal. I mě párkrát spadla, strhla se díra šroubku v rukojeti. Pár podložek a M3 šroub s maticí to ale vyřešil. Jen teda výměna závitů na očko mě ještě čeká, zatím drží ale už to není co bylo.

Excelente video y se ven bien bien hechas las pistolas de soldar!!no esperaba encontrar las especificaciones de diametro de alambre y cantidad de vueltas!

May have been space to put a piece of sleeving or heat shrink around the mains wire but inside the original strain relief to improve it

My clamp meter can measure up to 1000A. I bought my meter from Biltema.

@DiodeGoneWild

3 жыл бұрын

But it probably has 10mA resolution. My one has 1mA resolution in the lowest range.

@TomboRectify

3 жыл бұрын

@@DiodeGoneWild The 1000A ranges resolution is 1A, 400A range resolution is 0,1A and 40A range resolution is 0,01A.

Thank you bro

It's interesting to see how these Czech units compare to me old bakelite Weller 8200. Mine is dual power 100/140 watts. It says to limit usage to one minute every five.

I have an old bakelite Weller that is dual wattage (2-stage trigger) and runs 240/325 watts! Kinda heavy but still works a treat! It is 110v 2.5A .

I got one just like this blue one, but it's black. It's 75VA too and works great! I scored it in Kolbenova flea market for maybe 50Kr, when visiting Prague in early 2018. Great memories from these days, I almost needed to pay excess luggage because of the huge amount of old junk I bought! :P

I actually own a gun that looks and works like these. I love it!

@jkobain

3 жыл бұрын

It has similar copper contacts as a switch and a spring in it.

@Electronichub_05

Жыл бұрын

Same, they are awesome :)

I miss my dad's old Weller soldering gun. It was a dual temperature 120vac. The push button switch had three distinct positions depending on how hard you pressed the trigger (off/hi/low). The primary had a tap on it. I don't remember the voltage of the lamp, but it was probably 6v. The lamp was connected between the taps. The switch selected full windings or the tap, so in one setting the lamp voltage was a step down autotransformer and the other setting was a step up autotransformer, with the difference being the voltage for the lamp. The secondary was a single turn of copper that was formed to take a copper tip. Unfortunately it was made of good old Bakelite that had cracked too many times and I could never find the right glue that worked. It eventually became just the guts and Bakelite powder and was thrown out. I have the modern version of a similar Weller. Too bad they used new plastic (melts really easily and the guts started wobbling about, plus it still cracked) and the secondary was made of aluminum that the set screws stripped out. The aluminum secondary was replaced with some decent thick copper wire (I plan on making a better and thicker copper one) and the broken plastic (about 50% lost) was "artistically" hand crafted from two part epoxy.

I have a 70VA one from my grandfather, the switch is made up by two metal plates like your black one. I don't think that's for making it cheaper because it's quite a luxury model(it can run for about 1 hour of continuos soldering without overheating too much). I don't use it because it's a true 70Va transformer so it's quite eavy :)

@DiodeGoneWild I have a romanian soldering gun from Radioprogres Timișoara and the screw holes for the copper wire are really worn. How did you installed those connectors on your soldering gun? Can you do a video on it or a post on your website?

Please restore your grandad's iron. Also... I had an iron similar to the red one..... and swapped the incandescent bulb for a drop-in LED replacement. It helps a lot with lighting up what you're working on. Although you can make your own and drop in the... For a few dollars You can buy hot swappable LEDs (They are usually sold as drop-in replacements for older "maglight" and other flashlights. That work just fine)

Please make the video about the 12V 50A power supply! And also the 20000mAh powerbank from Lidl!

*Hey diode please do a teardown and schematic of the pirl charger's adapter (the one with the us plug) (you promised in that video) ;)*

Ahoj Danyku, tuhle ETP III mám a je to můj nejoblíbenější typ těchto trafopájek. R.v 9/84, takže mám trochu starší kousek. Ale dostal jsem ji k narozeninám jako nepoužitou, komplet se vším a s návodem, prostě 40let jen ležela v krabici 😎 nejkrásnější dárek ever 😊😍 Tu modrou 75W si považuj, těchto modrých moc totiž nebylo, a jejich výskyt dnes na bazarech je minimální. Taky ji mám, ale v černém, r.v 2/81 🙂 A ta ETP 90VA, je taky super. Taky jich moc už není. A ten spínač s bronzového pásku ohýbaný hmatníkem je top, hlavně je to bezporuchové, žádná prasklá pružinka v tlačítku apod. Náhodou by na prodej asi nebyla že? 😊😁 A tu homemade trafopájku po dědovi si dej na poličku a můžeš se s ní pyšně chlubit. Je to už raritka. Je funkční? A kolik má asi Wattů?

I used the same soldering gun (100 W) for at least 30 years, but i felt very incomfortable soldering small smd leds. I succeded with it but the soldering looks terrible. I decided to go for a descent electronic soldering station with hot air for smd as well. I didn't regret the buy although it was quite a cheepy chinese model, now working for about 3 years without problems.

the black soldering iron is made of bakelite, the first plastic substance discovered. It can be recognized by the brown shading that exists where the bakelite has been repeatedly swiped, such as between the lamp and the white trigger. The section of the secondary power is 30.42 square millimeters! The last transformer soldering iron I bought was a Parkside (or maybe I should say Porkside): I swear I threw it away in desperation: the tin didn't stick to the tip!

The copper strip switch actually seems to not be that bad, the way it contacts it scrapes the oxidation when you press it, so it could potentially be a pretty reliable switch, maybe won't work perfectly the first time after it's been sitting for a while, but a few presses and it should work well again

Love to watch you every videos.

Takovou má táta, vždycky hezky v originální krabičce kde je ještě i záručák :D kabel taky zkracovanej v tom místě klasicky

I love the Czech heritage equipment

I have these kinds too, realy good and made for eternity

Why your cat didn't help you this time?😂 Love it👍🏻

Luxusní československá páječka - taky mám takovou a ještě jednu podobnou.

What is the impedance you use for the tip?

So beautiful

I have the same soldering iron as the black one but in grey! :)

230-240-250vac doesn't go well with 220old devices like bulbs for example

I was waiting this for so long :o

hey you are so lucky, your grandfather is electronic hobbyist

Please, make a video about how to use a soldering gun and which one to buy.

5:10 The dodgy part is that your finger is about 1mm from touching the live terminal on the switch. Did you get a belt?

The switch strips are not made of copper but of electrotechnical brass as it's called in Bulgaria - same material as in mains sockets and switches. Copper woul'd not be "springy" enough as new and as it heats and cools while working it woul'd become hard and fragile, because copper hardens when heated (if you've encountered condition of obused for many dacades old pre-60s home wiring with relatively thin wires in rubber-like plus textile insulation you may have noticed how frigile copper conductors had became).

lovely

I prefere the old Weller Magnastat irons, but your solder guns look very nice :)

Where can get this soldering gun I need this

Q-1 you are electric Engineer???

Dobrý den. Proč to děláš v angličtině? Vždyť pistolové pájky používáme mi slováci a možná poláci. Zbytek světa používá hrotové pájky. Nebo se mýlím?

Got the same error in Apple's power adapter. But no screws, only fscking glue, but repair was successfull.

Ta bakelitka 90W je nejlepší pájka, 75W je slabá a 100W zas hodně pálila očka :-)

Nice!

I got one of that kind .. always hate it . So heavy and it useles in small areas plus the coil always became a toast after sometime of heavy usage.

I like those transformer-based soldering irons but I don't think I would want to hold the black one with bare switching contacts inside the handle...

Can we make this type of soldring gun at home....plz reply 😊😊

Ahoj Dane, chtěl bych se zeptat. Ta bakelitová ETP 90W by čistě náhodou nebyla na prodej? 🙂😊 Je v docela dobrým stavu. Přesně tuhle měl táta ale někdo mu ji vzal a já bych mu rád udělal zase radost, ale přesně tuto nemůžu nikde najít. Všiml jsem si že používáš ve videích oranžovou a převážně modrou, tuhle ne. Díky 🙂

LOL! Singing your comments is very unique! No disrespect but it does sound very funny! Thanks for the video.

@amigator7789

3 жыл бұрын

Funny accent is his trademark :-)

I have the same one as that blue soldering iron. I think it's the Czech Republic

I bet they could make really lightweight ones now that you can squeeze 100Watt SMPSUs into tiny spaces! No 'on time' restriction either!

I had to dig out my old weller soldering gun because the tip on my modern one broke. The old one never seems to break although i dropped it on the tip god knows how many times

I need to repair my soldering iron, now where is my soldering iron? Oh, sh1t!

Old soldering iron really suck for modern electronics.