Square Solder Pot

Solder pots are temperature-controlled pots filled with molten solder and used to solder or tin components. Using a solder pot can be faster than hand-soldering with an iron on some electronic parts. A solder pot can also be used for desoldering through-hole electronic components like connectors near the edge of a PCB.The American Beauty® Solder Pot crucible is made of cast iron which does not readily dissolve into tin at temperatures below 800°F. There is however some solubility of iron into tin at temperatures above 800°F, at which point two intermetallic compounds (FeSn and FeSn2) are formed.