soldering irons
Hot metal bonders
A soldering iron is a handheld tool with a heated metal tip, used to melt solder and join metal components—especially in electronics work.
The tip reaches temperatures high enough to flow solder into joints between wires or circuit board components.
She picked up the soldering iron and began attaching capacitors to the board.
- meltChange from solid
- tipEnd or gratuity
- fluxContinuous change or flow
- rosinSolidified conifer sap
- lead-freeContaining no plumbum
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