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Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 2617

Waterloo, Iowa 50704

Shipping Address:

201 E. Mullan Avenue

Waterloo, Iowa 50704

Phone: (319) 234-6681

Fax: (319) 234-6684

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Office hours:

Monday-Friday,

8am-5pm, central time

Our featured vendor is Philmore

(LKG Industries).

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Our website is dedicated to

our dear friend, Barry Greenberg, 12/05/44 - 02/22/01

Solder and Soldering Equipment

At Farnsworth Electronics, Inc. we not only carry solder but we also carry items such as soldering

stations, desoldering stations, soldering systems, soldering irons and tips, flux removers, soldering

guns, butane powered soldering irons, soldering pencils, soldering tools, and much more.

We've got one of our featured vendors, Philmore Manufacturing's catalog available online.

Click here to see the catalog.

We carry Kester brand solder along with Qualitek brand and

we can get any product from Weller (Cooper Tools) that yo need!

Click here for more information on Kester brand.

Click here for more information on Qualitek brand.

Click here for information on NTE (ECG) soldering equipment

Click here to go to the Weller (Cooper Tools) Web Site

The "Ten Commandments" for Electronic Soldering Equipment from Cooper Tools:

I. Thou shall not remove tip from soldering iron when power is "On". Causes heating element to rise in

temperature to approximately 1300 & Mac251;F resulting in thermal shock and reduced heater life.

II. Thou shall maintain a damp (NOT drenched) iron sponge (preferably with de-ionized water). A drenched

sponge will bring the temperature of the tip down too drastically, causing thermal shock and reduced tip life.

III. Thou shall not disconnect soldering iron from base unit when power is turned "On". Disconnecting or reconnecting the soldering tool from the base unit with power applied may cause a short between

non-compatible pins resulting in damage to the base unit or pencil.

IV. Thou shall maintain a coating of solder on working area of soldering iron tip. Protects the tip from oxidation.

V. Thou shall never drop soldering iron while heated. Dropping the soldering tool while heated may cause

thermal/ mechanical shock to the heater, sensor, or tip (fractured plating).

VI. Thou shall not throw soldering iron into soldering tool stand. See Commandment V.

VII. Never use soldering iron as a crowbar or pry tool. Could chip or pit finish on tip rendering it useless.

VIII. Using sharp or serrated objects to remove tip from soldering iron is forbidden. See Commandment VII.

IX. Honor thy "KGB" (Known Good Base). Do not plug a non-working soldering iron into a KGB. Could cause

damage to the base.

X. Thou shall turn station down to lowest setting during daily usage when not being used. Turning the station down during non use periods will prevent severe thermal cycling of the tool. However, tools not being used for extended periods of time should not be left on indefinitely.

Soldering Tips:

Get maximum performance and life out of your soldering iron tip, follow these few simple steps:

1) Use mildly activated rosin fluxes rather than water soluble or no-clean types.

2) Before using a tip for the first time, pre-tin it to remove any oxide coating.

3) Clean and re-tin tip often. For cleaning, use a dampened synthetic sponge (no rags or clothes).

4) Never file or sand a tip to remove excess solder; you will damage the plating.

5) Do not remove excess solder from tip before turning iron off; the solder will prevent oxidation of the tip.

Kester Solder

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