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A 1948 advertisement for a Weller soldering gun. Pistol-grip electrically-heated soldering tools had been used since the 1920s. In 1941 Carl E. Weller invented and later obtained U.S. patent 2,405,866 [1] for a transformer-based soldering tool which heated and cooled rapidly, [2] essentially as described in this article. Weller formed a company ...
In 1946, Carl E. Weller applied for a patent for his soldering gun that could heat instantaneously and began production of the "Speedy Iron" in Pennsylvania. [12] It was manufactured through the Weller Manufacturing Company, and this product was the first instantaneous thermal soldering gun.
A soldering station is a multipurpose power soldering device designed for electronic components soldering. This type of equipment is mostly used in electronics and electrical engineering . Soldering station consists of one or more soldering tools connected to the main unit, which includes the controls (temperature adjustment), means of ...
Don Weller (musician) (1940–2020), British tenor saxophonist; Don Weller (painter), American illustrator and painter; Duncan Weller (born 1975), children's book author and visual artist; F. Weller (active 1909), a trader in leather in Rundle Street, Adelaide, South Australia, around 1909; Franz Weller (1901–1944), World War II German Army ...
Weller – Soldering tools. Acquired by Cooper in 1970. Wire-wrap – Electrical connection equipment. Wiss – Scissors and snips. Acquired by Cooper in 1976. Xcelite – Electronics tools such as general and specialized screwdrivers and pliers. Acquired by Cooper in 1973.
Soldering (US: / ˈ s ɒ d ər ɪ ŋ /; UK: / ˈ s oʊ l d ər ɪ ŋ /) is a process of joining two metal surfaces together using a filler metal called solder. The soldering process involves heating the surfaces to be joined and melting the solder, which is then allowed to cool and solidify, creating a strong and durable joint.
A soldering gun is not the same thing as an iron. Tabby 03:26, 28 December 2007 (UTC) They are both tools that do basically the same thing. Towel401 22:21, 6 February 2008 (UTC) The should be separate articles. A soldering iron provides a constant, sometimes regulated heat source. Soldering guns provide a trigger to quickly turn the heat on and ...
In April 1946, the company changed its name to the Marion Power Shovel Company to more closely reflect its products. [6]Marion built its first walking dragline in 1939 and became a key player in providing giant stripping shovels to the coal industry, being the first to put a long-boom revolving stripping shovel to work in North America in 1911.