Plato Cutters & Soldering Accessories

PLATO SHEAR LEAD CUTTERS

Plato lead cutters will give you the precision of a high-end soldering tool for the price of a disposable shear cutter. Assemblers love the ergonomics, effortless design, shearing action, comfort, and safety of a Plato lead cutter. 

Plato lead cutters use the shear cutting method, which requires 50% less operator effort and extends cutting life. The thin profile design is perfect for hard-to-reach areas in electronic assembly. Plato cutter handles are cushioned for comfort all day and automatically spring back to their original position after each use.

Plato lead cutters 175 and 175LX come with a lead catcher, which holds onto trimmed lead until the shear is opened. This prevents leads from flying off, which can lead to eye injury or contaminate the assembly.

PLATO FLUX DISPENSERS

Needle bottles are ideal for precisely controlled flux applications. Two different needle sizes are available: 0.25mm for low viscosity no-clean and aqueous fluxes and 0.50mm for higher viscosity rosin-based fluxes. Each bottle is available in standard plastic or with optional ESD-safe cover.

PLATO SPONGES & BRASS TIP CLEANER

Plato sponges are an effective and fast way to clean a tip. The cellulose sponge material is made of natural wood pulp, so it will not melt and damage the soldering tip like a synthetic sponge would. They come with different holes or slits to make it even faster and easier, and to avoid flinging molten solder. 

Plato Brass Tip Cleaner is fast and easy to use, doesn’t require saturating with water, and doesn’t thermally shock the soldering tip.

TIP TINNER

For more information, check out our Ultimate Guide to Electronic Soldering.