Will A Heat Gun Melt Solder

It depends on the solder and the heat gun.

Will a heat gun melt solder. 380c would be more appropriate. Granted some ternary low temperature solders indiumbismuthother elements will melt in a hot glue gun but you will have no way to heat the object to be soldered or apply an appropriate flux - you will just squirt a low-melting point alloy all over your workpiece and waste your time. Once you know both youll be able to determine if you can solder.

Not much use for solderbrazewelding useful for many other applications. 47 out of 5 stars. INSPECT YOUR CONNECTION Connector tubing will shrink down and solder will melt and flow through the stripped wires.

Its most suitable for working with soft solder with a melting point below 400C. 2nd part of your question is the why you are using the heatgun. A heat gun should always be used with care around copper plumbing where solder connectors have been used as the heat can melt the solder and weaken the joints.

This should take no longer than a minute. But even then it is more reliable to solder the wires and then slide heat shrink over it. Solder melts 160-180 deg.

Soldering guns work on low voltage current. Most parts can stand excessive heat for short periods. Also it will melt a regular solder faster and may melt it even of there is a tiny water leak from the shutoff valve.

Place a chunk of solder on a penny hold the heat gun one inch above it and record how long it takes the solder to flow. The material of the solder and the power of the heat gun. Reply 21 on.