Weller Genuine 300-Watts Industrial Soldering Gun Kit | D650PK

It is big & heavy however it has to be to put out 300 watts. It heats fast and handles heavy jobs fast.i would purchase again.

THIS IRON WORKS ON COMMAND, NO WAITING. I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. VERY NICE CASE TOO, SEE THRU WINDOW. COMES WITH EXTRA TIPS, AND SOLDER TO GET YOU STARTED. MY 2ND FAVORITE TOOL !

I bought this tool in 2019 and it has consistently done great work. I've used it mostly on landscape lights and other outdoor wiring where moisture is an issue and well-soldered connections are needed for long-term reliability.Since other reviewers have said that the power delivered by their guns seemed too low, I measured the current draw on mine, and when the tip is cold, it pulls 3 amps at 120 volts on high (360 watts). As the tip heats fully, that drops to 2 amps (240 watts). This makes sense because the tip is made of copper, and the resistance of copper goes up as it gets hotter. So, I'd say my gun pretty much delivers its rated power. Regardless of the numbers, it solders beautifully, and that is what is really important.For fun, I also measured the tip temperature using an industrial thermocouple probe, and found that the tip hit 1150 degrees Fahrenheit! Generally, you need to be at or below 700 degrees when soldering most electronics to avoid damage. So while this gun is great for soldering medium gauge wires, I wouldn't use it on any delicate electronic equipment.

I've used soldering tools for over 50 years, since my first Weller gun in 1961, and I've tried them all. Some otherwise pretty good guns can't take being dropped (even once). A lot of tips just don't last. Some of the newer guns are awkward and uncomfortable to hold. Some of the soldering tips waste a most of their heat in the legs, instead of at the tip. I have a few old guns in need of tips, which are unavailable, or the substitute tips don't work right.But now - this gun is so good, I wish I'd bought one decades ago! It fits my hand perfectly. It's compact and well balanced. Materials and workmanship are first class - and even though I haven't dropped it yet, I can tell by the feel the housing is tough enough to take some knocks. Best of all - the tip gets hot FAST, and there is plenty of power for big jobs. After a day of soldering on #8AWG and #6AWG terminal lugs (40 or so), the tip still looks like new.Weller has been making this gun for a long time, and the tips are readily available. I'm convinced its the one to buy.The case is very handy - a soldering gun needs some protection when not in use, and this case works well for that. The transparent window is not such a good idea, though. Mine kept popping out, until I glued it in. I hope the glue holds.

It heats up really quickly, just tighten the leads first with the little Allen key. The only thing that I find wrong is that one of the two holes in the shafts into which the heated wire is connected, is not nearly centered, leading me to think that it was produced "quick and dirty". Also one of the two collars that tighten the heated wire will not insert fully due to another poorly drilled hole where the Allen screw enters: one of the two collars is machined fine, but the other is poorly done there too. I think that someone at the factory where they build these tools does not like their job. I hope at least the internals are solid. I am taking the word of all the other positive reviews and will not be returning it since it does seem to work as designed.

Es de excelente calidad y útil para diversos trabajos eléctricos.

The soldering iron is so-so. It has a plastic emblem stuck in place of a real emblem that is on the older ones. It was repaired (or NOT) by an 8 year old child working for amazon repair. It was supposed to be Cosmetic Issue (external) that I could see.. but When I went to use it, the switch was sticking. It would work then not then work as I wiggled it around. The lights didn't work. I found one of them was loose and tightened it and it started working.. then stopped.. then started again.Since I looked at it when I got it but Covid sidetracked everyone (including me) It had not been used till today.It looked OK but.. the return window was gone.. so I opened it up and found the following issues.1. Cord was not inside the strain relief channel.2. One wire of the cord had been caught between the two sides where the screw clamped it down. It only caught the plastic wrapping of the wire and was usable once I repositioned the cord.3. the lights would not work reliably. I found a wiring diagram for this and found it just had 2 wire taps from the transformer that fed the 2 bulbs in series. 300 watts = more light. 200watts= less light. But the bulb I found loose, the fitting it screwed into was so sloppily manufactured that you had to turn the bulb hard with two fingers to get it to turn far enough for coorect contact and operation. I had to really tighten it to get it to work.4. the switch was REALLY BAD.. even though it worked. The trigger would slop around where It moved inside the switch. It would usually turn on. Just sometimes, it wouldn't turn off on it's on.I sprayed some liquid teflon inside the switch assembly and used it (the switch) about 300-400 times. Eventually it smoothed out.5. ALL THE SOLDERING CONNECTIONS INSIDE THIS SOLDERING GUN CONSISTED OF A BIG GLOB OF SOLDER COVERING THE CONNECTION BUT SOMEHOW MAGICALLY, NOT FLOWING DOWN AND OVER THE TERMINAL!!!. I have soldered since I was 13 (in 1965) and have soldered maybe 5000 connections over that many years. I would be TOTALLY EMBARASSED to let anyone see the crummy soldering job that was done. It was cold solder joint and/or no flux.After all these repairs, It works fine now. I just pitty someone that didn't know how to open and repair this soldering gun with it's "Cosmetic Imperfections". They would have tossed it in the trashAgain, Amazon Refurbished and/used and/repaired.. MUST be tested throughly. The repair that you get will make or brake the purchase and remember..I bought a 'certified refurbished" ryobi saw from amazon about the same time as this, and when I went to use it I found the bearing for the blade (that holds the blade while it is spinning) was throughly worn out. It was impossible to saw a straight line with it and I had to purchase the part from Ryobi to fix it. When I did it works well now but that part cost me $45 with shipping and 2 months to source it from Ryobi. It is well now...But...."Let the Buyer Beware!"

Works great as it should