Soldering gun - with hand grip and soldering rod protected by retractable housing

摘要

Solder gun has a hand grip (12), through which a power cable passes to a heating element (13) attached to the soldering rod (14), which is surrounded by a protective housing (20) which can be displaced in the longitudinal direction of the rod. A prestressed spring (32) pushes the housing forwards to cover the rod. In use, the index finger pulls the housing back via a `trigger' (44) to expose the heated rod. ADVANTAGE - Damage from the heated rod is avoided.