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Applications
F Soft soldering: First, clean
metal parts you want to join. Then,
heat the point you want to solder
and offer up the soldering wire.
Use flux or a soldering wire with a
flux core to prevent oxide forming.
G Welding and joining plastic:
All parts being welded must be of
the same plastic material. Use an
appropriate welding rod.
Here are some of the applications
you can use STEINEL heat guns
for. This selection is by no means
exhaustive – no doubt you can
immediately think of other exam-
ples.
A Stripping paint: Paint is soft-
ened and can be removed with a
stripping knife and paint scraper
to leave a clean surface.
B Shrinking tubing on cables:
The shrink tubing is slipped over
the section you want to insulate
and heated. The tubing shrinks
by approx. 5 % in diameter to
give a sealed union. Shrinking
is particularly fast and even using
reflector nozzles. Sealing and
stabilizing cable breaks, insulating
soldered joints, gathering cable
runs, sheathing terminal blocks.
C Forming PVC: Sheeting, pip-
ing or ski boots can be softened
and formed with heat.
D Lighting the barbecue:
Gets charcoal glowing in next to
no time; no more waiting.
E Thawing: Water pipes, frozen
door locks, steps. Gently thaws
and dries all in one go.
H De-soldering: Circuit boards
and other electronic components
may be soldered or de-soldered
using a reduction tip fitted on an
electronic heat gun.
I Joining sheeting: The sheets
are overlapped and welded
together. A slit nozzle is used to
direct heat under the overlap,
then the two sheets are firmly
pressed together with a feed
roller. Also possible: Repairing
PVC tarpaulins by overlap weld-
ing with a slit nozzle.
Rigid PVC
Plasticised
PVC
Soft PE
(LDPE)
Polyethylene
Hard PE
(HDPE)
Polyethylene
PP
Polypropylene
ABS
Pipes, fittings, sheets, building pro-
files, technical mouldings
Welding temperature 58 °F
Floor coverings, wallpapers,
hoses, sheets, toys
Welding temperature 76 °F
Domestic and electrotechnical
articles, toys
Welding temperature 48 °F
Baths, baskets, canisters, insulat-
ing material, pipes
Welding temperature 58 °F
HT drainage pipes, moulded
seats, packaging, car components
Welding temperature 48 °F
Car components, equipment
housings, cases
Welding temperature 66 °F
Carbonizes in the flame, pungent odour;
crashing sound
Smoking, yellowish-green flame,
pungent odour; silent
Light yellow flame, drips continue
to burn, smells of a candle being
extinguished; dull sound
Light yellow flame, drips continue
to burn, smells of a candle being
extinguished; crashing sound
bright flame with a blue core,
drips continue to burn, pungent odour;
crashing sound
black, fluffy smoke, sweet odour;
crashing sound
Material Application types Distinguishing characteristics
JAccessories
Your dealer has a wide range of accessories for you to choose from. (* for HL 191 E, HL 2 1 E, HG 231 LCD
and HG 251 ESD only)
1Spreader nozzle, 75 mm
Prod. No. 7 11
2Spreader nozzle, 5 mm
Prod. No. 7 21
3Butt welding disc,
8 mm*
Prod. No. 7211
4Lap welding slit tip
Prod. No. 7471
5Welding rod tip
Prod. No. 7 91
6Lap welding slit tip
Prod. No. 71 1
7Rod welding slit tip
Prod. No. 72 1
8Deflector nozzle, 75 mm
Prod. No. 7 31
9Deflector nozzle, 5 mm
Prod. No. 7 41
10 Seam roller, 45 mm
Prod. No. 125
11 Plastic welding rods
Prod. No.
Rigid PVC 7311
LDPE 7331
HDPE 7121
PP 7341
ABS 7421
12 Overhead Security
Hanger
Prod. No. 1481
13 Reflector nozzle, 75 mm
Prod. No. 73 1
14 Reflector nozzle, 39 mm
Prod. No. 7 51
15 Reflector nozzle, 14 mm*
Prod. No. 7461
16 Reflector nozzle, 9 mm
Prod. No. 7 61
17 Reducer nozzle,
9 mm*
Prod. No. 7 62
18 Reducer nozzle, 14 mm*
Prod. No. 7 71
19 Reducer nozzle, 2 mm*
Prod. No. 7 81
20 Angle slit nozzle
Prod. No. 7511
21 Wire protection tube
Prod. No. 74 2