<p>The Metcal SMTC-8172 bent micro-fine conical cartridge is designed for reworking SMT components, SMTC tip cartridges do it all - assembly, removal and cleaning.</p><b>The Metcal SMTC-8172 Specifications:</b><br><ul><li> Brand: Metcal?<li> Series: SMTC Series<li> Product Type: Desoldering Tip<li> Tip Shape: Hook<li> Tip Size: 0.02in<li> Tip Length: 0.6in<li> Tip Angle: 30?<li> For Use With: MX-500 Systems, MX-5000 Systems, MX-5200 Systems, MX-RM3E Hand-Piece, MX-H1-AV Hand-Piece</ul>

Metcal SMTC-8172 Cartridge, Hook, Long, 0.5mm (0.02 In)SMTC-8172Hook Long 30degrees- 0.5mm x 15.24mm (.02x.06)Features and Benefits:Hook Cartridges for use with Metcal MX Series Soldering & Rework with MX-H1-AV and MX-RM3E Hand-pieces for conduction rework of surface mount components. These cartridges are ideal for multi-lead soldering and particularly suited to soldering of J-leaded components such as PLCCs and DRAMS. 800 Series for Ceramic and High Thermal Demand applications.SmartHeatSmartHeat Technology is unique in that it senses the specific thermal demand directly at the solder pad and delivers the precise quantity and flow of thermal energy during both flux activation and intermetallic bonding phases without any adjustment and calibration. SmartHeat is radically different and provides users the only fully safe and thermally effective lead free soldering solution.Conventional technology senses and responds to the tip temperature and not the thermal energy demand of the solder joint and users are required to calibrate their systems regularly. In today's lead free environment, the conventional technology is thermally inefficient to produce good quality solder joints consistently and leaves process control in the hands of the individual operators.Conventional Soldering IronsMetcal SMARTHEAT TechnologyGood quality joints are a result of precise quantity and flow of thermal energy and not tip temperature. Fixed temperature cartridges and tips offer users a fully safe and thermally effective solution to their lead free soldering needs as well as complete process control. Furthermore, fixed temperature cartridges and tips can offer better tip life because they can operate at a lower temperature than conventional technology.The table below provides an overview of applications and maximum tip temperatures:

The Metcal Smartheat rework cartridge is another quality product from Metcal. Offers a hook tip. The important aspects of buying these products, for proper sizing, are the width, length and thickness of the tip. This product comes with a tip width of 0.02 in, length of 0.6 in and thickness of. This rework cartridge is designed to work with MX-500 - Soldering System, MX-5000 - Soldering System, MX-5200 - Desoldering System, MX-H1-AV - Soldering Handpiece, MX-RM3E - Soldering Handpiece. Additional, and potentially important, information was collected about this product: Tip Sub-Series: 800