All,
Since my last sale notice I had several inquiries and some purchases, thank you.
I also found out some important information about some of the commonly available systems I had listed.
First the nicely made Triton PTH Hot Lips tweezers with Carbon Electrodes require a transformer with 6-6.5 volts AC output.
If they are equipped with the optional R12188 - Soldering Tip, they work best with 3-3.2 volts AC output.
Below is a table of output voltages for the most common PBL/Hotip/Contact Inc. transformers:
| Resistance Soldering Unit |
Wattage |
Voltage |
| HOTIP |
|
Low |
|
|
|
High |
| H-101 CD |
100? |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| H-101 A |
200 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New Style H-101 A |
200 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| H-202 |
300 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New Style H-303 CD |
? |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| New Style - H-505 |
400 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
None of these are usable with the Triton Hot Lips tweezers with the carbon electrodes. I will be updating the excel spreadsheet
I shared two weeks ago with this new information. Note the installation of the Triton R12188 - Soldering Tip makes these tweezers
usable several of the larger Hotip units.
Only the American Beauty 500 watt RS unit (max AC output 6 volts) and the AB 1000 watt RS unit (max AC output 6.9 volts) will
work with the Triton Hot Lips Carbon electrode tweezers without modification.
I have some footswitch versions (no on/off switch in tweezers) without electrodes for sale at $25 plus shipping.
If you have some basic milling skills, you can make your own electrode holders out of brass to fit in the tweezers,
Just like the Triton R12188 - Soldering Tip below bottom right
ken clark
www.shastasprings.com
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ken clark
HO and Sn42
