A soldering iron is a tool with an internal heating element used to heat surfaces being soldered to the point where the solder becomes molten. A soldering station is a complete unit consisting of an ...

and most of us will have one in some form or other as our soldering tool of choice. In many cases our irons will be microprocessor controlled, with thermocouples, LCD displays, and other ...

This bonding metal, usually tin and lead, is called "solder." It comes as wire on a spool, heated to its melting point by an ...

Such torches use acetylene or an LP gas. Electric resistance soldering tools can also be used. They employ heating electrodes ...