Lynx Heli Innovations, in cooperation with a Japanese industrial electronics factory, is proud to introduce the Lynx Portable Soldering Iron. Perfect for making new and solidifying vital connections in the field.
Don’t let its size fool you into thinking it’s just a toy! This is a professional grade soldering iron with miniaturized integrated resistor technology to get hot incredibly quickly, ready in only 10 seconds! A copper beryllium coated tip and stainless steel resistor housing are used for the best heat transfer and overall efficiency.
Experts know that maximum power alone is meaningless; its using that power efficiently to heat the tip that is the winning combination. The soldering iron tip shape, size and high quality materials used were selected for the best temperature stability for various sized soldering jobs.
Efficiency and convenience:
Lynx Portable Soldering Iron can deliver 60 or 90 Watts of power when used with a fully charged 2S or 3S LiPo battery (2 or 3 cell). It comes preinstalled with a compatible Deans connector. Also included is a carbon fiber stand for the soldering iron. Ready to use ten seconds after you plug in the battery.
Strength and reliability:
The Lynx team has tested this incredible lightweight and powerful Portable Soldering Iron for the past six months to insure the quality and longevity of this useful tool. Produced and assembled in Japan with CE certification with superior quality compared any other low cost battery powered soldering iron. The Lynx Portable Soldering Iron will support all your RC related soldering needs; you will be astonished to see the power you hold in your hands.
Tips for the best use:
The best battery selection will depend on the size of your soldering task.
If you need to solder smaller connectors, wires or PCB repair, we recommend you use a 1000-2000 mAh 2S (2 cell) LiPo battery to assure the best temperature and not over heat the tip, wires or tin used to solder the connection.
If you need to solder thicker battery wires to connectors with 12 or 10 AWG wire, we recommend using a 2000-3000 mAh 3S (3 cell) LiPo battery to assure the maximum temperature range.
Important Safety Note!
NEVER LEAVE THE PORTABLE SOLDERING IRON POWERED ON FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES! DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE BEFORE PLUGING IT IN AGAIN.
For the safety of your LiPo battery, constantly check the battery voltage during your soldering operation. The best way to check LiPo battery voltage is to plug the balance charger connector into a battery voltage meter.
NEVER DEEP DISCHARGE THE BATTERY, STOP USING THE BATTERY AND RECHARGE IF ANY SINGLE CELL DROPS BELOW 3.5V.
Soldering General Technical Tips
When it comes to soldering irons, “the tip is the tool”. The rest of the iron holds and heats the tip and controls its performance. But the tip is the critical component that must transfer heat efficiently and reliably to the connection point. Inadequate or improper tip maintenance is a leading cause of soldering problems. What’s the best way to avoid trouble? The key to good tip maintenance is to keep the tip tinned with a thin coating of solder at all times.
This solder coating also forms a heat bridge between the tip and the parts being soldered. It’s difficult to heat parts efficiently with a point contact alone, as occurs with a “dry” (un-tinned) tip. With a tinned tip, the coating tends to flatten out as the tip touches the connection, creating a larger surface contact area - which in turn forms a more efficient heat path.
Proper tinning also optimizes tip life. Most tips consist of a copper base material, plated with iron to prevent erosion. Iron, however, tends to oxidize rapidly. When oxidation occurs, the tip becomes covered with a black or brown scale, which will not wet with solder - greatly reducing heat transfer. This is commonly known as “burn-out”. Burned out tips are usually discarded, though they may often be cleaned carefully with a fine abrasive and retinned.
To prevent burn out, always keep the tip tinned with a thin coat of solder - not only during soldering but also when the iron is sitting at idle in the holder. Very often, an operator will wipe the tip clean before returning the iron to the holder and will not re-tin the tip until starting the next soldering task. This will cause rapid burn out. Also be sure to tin new tips as soon as they are heated to the solder melting point; otherwise, they can burn out within minutes.
Another common cause of early tip failure is the use of active fluxes, either as liquids or cored in the solder. They can cause rapid surface oxidation, which forms pinholes in the plating. The tin will then enter into solution with the copper base material, creating large holes or pits on the tip surface.
Be aware that the water-soluble fluxes, which are corrosive at high temperatures, can be especially damaging to tips. Many companies use water-soluble fluxes only during wave soldering followed by thorough aqueous cleaning to reduce flux residue on the circuit board.
The use of wire solder cored with water-soluble flux during touch-up and rework operations will still result in very rapid tip failure. One way to minimize the problem is by using a non-corrosive rosin core flux during rework.
The use of “no-clean” fluxes is increasing worldwide. “No-cleans” are designed to be used for soldering very clean parts where minimal cleaning action is needed. This very mild cleaning action is usually insufficient to clean normal oxides off soldering iron tips. After a short amount of use the tip becomes badly oxidized, will not wet with solder and exhibits the “burn-out” appearance of black or brown scale coating the working surface. To clean tips oxidized due to using “no-clean” fluxes, it is best to flush the tip several times with a rosin activated flux cored solder. This should remove the oxides, unless the oxidation has been allowed to build up excessively. Once cleaned, the tip surface should be covered with a thick coating of solder.
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