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News Release from: Metcal | Subject: Metcal MX-500
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 04 March 2003
Bargain combo for soldering and rework
Anyone buying a Metcal MX-500 soldering, desoldering and rework system in the UK can purchase the system's Talon tweezers, complete with a pair of TATC-601 tips for just GBP 1.
Anyone buying a Metcal MX-500 soldering, desoldering and rework system in the UK, can purchase the system's Talon tweezers, complete with a pair of TATC-601 tips for just GBP 1 This represents a saving of some 40% off the normal price of this combined package
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Moreover, the ingenious shape and design of the tips make them multipurpose.
By rotating the Talon tweezers, a single tip cartridge can remove, for instance, a 28-pin SOIC, a tantalum or a 603 chip capacitor, without the operator having to change tips.
Even when the tip cartridge does need to be changed, this is a simple and fast procedure, as there are no screws to remove or difficult alignment procedures, thus reducing system downtime.
Metcal's MX-500 soldering, desoldering and rework system handles both SMT and through-hole soldering/rework with one power supply at the bench.
With two switchable outputs, the system can be adapted to suit your particular needs, using two of the three tools available (soldering iron, Talon tweezers, desolder gun) to configure the most powerful benchtop soldering, desoldering and rework system currently available.
The system also has an automatic shutoff, which helps to maximise tip cartridge life, and a standard four-year warranty.
Unlike traditional electric soldering irons, the MX-500 soldering, desoldering and rework system exploits Metcal's SmartHeat technology for direct power on demand (SmartHeat maintains a constant soldering tip temperature by automatically varying the amount of power supplied to it in relation to thermal soldering load).
Yet, despite its capacity to work at lower, safer temperatures, SmartHeat still delivers the fastest temperature recovery, joint-to-joint, in the industry (particularly advantageous when soldering/reworking lead-free devices).
This ensures unparalleled process control, safety and productivity.
It also dramatically reduces the rate at which soldering tips have to be replaced due to tip wear.
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