Need parts for Solomon Solder Station

Fred McKenzie wrote: : A friend has a Solomon SL-20 Electronic Soldering Station. It has an : SL-1 iron with a broken tip. He obtained it from a local company : that went out of business. : : Searching the web, it appears that Solomon is popular everywhere else : in the world, but not in the U.S. Does anyone know of a U.S. source : for Solomon parts? : : Or, is anyone familiar with Solomon, and know if there is a commonly : available tip that is compatible? : : Fred

Hi Fred,

Look here

Larry

Fred -

Hopefully I can help you.

Sorny Roong Industrial Co., Ltd (Solomon) - based in Taiwan is one of the largest OEM suppliers of soldering stations - BUT you are correct individual parts and tips can be a BEAR to get at times.

Remember that Solomon is an OEM manufacturer -- so they rely upon the "Brand Name" companies (e.g. Circuit Specialists, Elanco, Tenma) in the USA to worry about consumables for "end user" or " consumers" !!

Solomon SL-20

Now, I just so happen to repair a Tenma (Solomon) unit last year.

So here is the information you need:

1. The heater and thermocouple are integrated in this design -- so IF one of the other fails -- you need a new heater/probe assembly !!! (The newest Weller WES51 station uses this same concept to compete and save $)

1. The individual parts, while listed on the Solomon web site in Taiwan, are non-existent with suppliers that I called. Why? They are the same price or slightly higher than purchasing and entire NEW IRON !!

2. For my Tenma repair, I was able to call MCM on their 800 and they cross referenced my Tenma base unit (Solomon SL30) with their internal part number for the correct iron (cost around $ 6 ). I did extensive clean-up on the unit (it was used daily in a radio/TV shop) -- and replaced the AC line fuse -- with one of the correct value (they had a 5 amp in for a 1 amp fuse -- no wonder it failed) !!!

FOR YOUR REPAIR, Check with Circuit Specialists -- I think Solomon used the same iron for the SL10, SL20 and SL30 stations This is most likely part number SL24V at Circuit Specialists ($10.50) The iron has a 5 pin DIN connector for a plug - right?

Selection of tips

Greg w9gb

Circuit Specialists are in Arizona, and I already provided you that information.

C&S Sales in Wheeling, IL (usually have Elanco products) -- they do list tips - and MAY also have the iron (did not list on web site)

MCM Electronics (Tenma brand name) - enter part number (below) for fast search

REPLACEMENT SOLDERING IRON FOR 21-7930 (SL-10) AND 21-7935 (SL-30) MCM Part #: 21-7936 ($ 9.29) Availability: 291

a.. Direct replacement for iron supplied with Tenma #21-7930 and 21-7935 soldering stations a.. 24V, 48W heating element with internal temperature sensor a.. Heat resistant silicon cord a.. Supplied with conical tip (#21-7980)

gb

Greg & Larry-

Thanks for the speedy responses. I'll relay them to my friend.

Fred K4DII