Can You Solder With A Heat Gun

Soldering Copper Wire Efficiently.

Can you solder with a heat gun. Common household objects such as hair dryers matches lighters clothing irons or light bulbs might also work. Its most suitable for working with soft solder with a melting point below 400C. My Wagner HT1000 has two settings though.

Heat guns should always be used carefully around copper pipe work where solder joints have been used or scotch connectors as there is a possibility of melting the solder or weakening the joint. If heated enough that the wire is above the melting point the plastice melts and solder pours out. The soldering gun is a fast heating high heat tool for use in non-electronic soldering as an industrial electrician might use.

In this video we show you how to solder copper pipe fittings with a heat gun. While performing large electrical jobs the soldering gun is what you should prefer. At the higher end 400 to 800 degrees it can thaw frozen.

Before soldering you need to thoroughly clean and carefully assemble your workpiece but you can easily do it yourself. The price depends on the wattage of the gun itself. It depends on the solder and the heat gun.

There are good ones. But even then it is more reliable to solder the wires and then slide heat shrink over it. Then heat it until they fuse together.

Most heat guns will have a built in safety thermal heat switch which will terminate the device if a dangerous heat level is achieved. It does take more time. The excessive rapid heat will quickly destroy the adhesive holding copper traces to the board and cause serious delamination.