In SMD production with high-density component placement, production employees often encounter the problem of extremely narrow component spacing during manual rework. In order to be able to work reliably with distances of less than 1 mm in some cases when reworking by hand, the selection of the right soldering tip is crucial. This is the only way to avoid damage to neighboring components and ensure high soldering quality.
In addition to the solder, the flux and the correct temperature setting, the geometry of the soldering tip is a decisive factor for the quality of the soldering work. The overall picture of shape, size, performance, temperature behavior and surface quality play a central role here.
HAKKO offers a wide selection of soldering tips
HAKKO offers a wide range of soldering tips that are specially designed for precision work. The tapered tips of the „I“ design and the knife-shaped tips of the „K“ design have proven particularly effective in confined spaces. These soldering tips allow precise soldering work even in the tightest of spaces without thermally affecting surrounding components.
These very fine soldering tips can be used to reliably solder micro-components such as 0603 sizes. The use of soldering tips is particularly recommended for repairs on compact devices such as smartphones, as any thermal load must be controlled. These tips are also ideal for removing solder bridges between fine pins, for example on ICs.
The solder tips of the „K“ design use the solder memory on the surface for linear multiple soldering, as occurs on ICs.