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Circuit board manufacturer: soldering station and soldering iron

In the process of manual soldering, the tool we must use is an electric soldering iron or a soldering station. However, generally in advanced occasions, or welding and repairing a higher-end PCBA board, you will find that the probability of soldering station appearing is much higher than that of electric soldering iron. The soldering station is a hand tool commonly used in electronic soldering processes. The solder (usually referred to as tin wire) is heated and melted, so that two workpieces are welded together.

Electric soldering iron is also a necessary tool for electronic production and electrical maintenance. Its main purpose is to solder components and wires. According to the introduction, we found that the functions and usefulness of the soldering station and the soldering iron are actually similar, so why do everyone think that the soldering station is better than the soldering iron?

Often welding on a fixed desktop, the advantages of the soldering station are obvious, mainly reflected in the following points.

1. The soldering station has a power switch, which is turned on when it is needed and turned off when not in use. It's simpler than turning on a TV, as simple as turning on and off a light.

2. The soldering station has range control, which can automatically and quickly adjust the temperature of the soldering station according to the required temperature.

3. There are indicator lights. If you forget to turn off the soldering station, you can tell at a glance whether the soldering station is still working a few meters away.

4. With constant temperature and temperature adjustment function, the soldering iron tip is not easy to burn to death and has a long life.

5. Regeneration is faster. It is no problem to desolder the electrolytic capacitor on the computer motherboard. A soldering station can be used as a 30W soldering iron or a 60W soldering iron.

The advantage of ordinary soldering iron is portability. The disadvantage is that the operator's welding technology requirements are relatively high. I personally think that I can use an ordinary soldering iron, and it will be very easy to use a soldering station. Use a soldering station, not necessarily an ordinary soldering iron. Next, the benefits of the soldering station will be explained from six aspects.

1. In terms of efficiency

The efficiency of the constant temperature soldering station is relatively high, the thermal efficiency can reach about 80%, and the electric soldering iron can generally reach 50%.

2. Consumption

The energy consumption of the constant temperature soldering station is relatively low, because when the temperature is adjusted, the heating is not performed, and the corresponding energy consumption is lower. That is to say, the soldering station uses less electricity for the same welding effect.

3. In terms of temperature recovery

The temperature of the soldering station is faster, and the corresponding workers are more efficient.

4. Life of consumables

The temperature of the soldering station is controlled and will not rise indefinitely. Therefore, the life of the soldering iron tip and the life of the heating core are relatively high.

5. Security

The handle voltage of the soldering station is only 24 volts AC, which is a safe voltage, and there is generally no electric shock.

6. Anti-static aspect

The soldering station has a static elimination function that the electric soldering iron does not have.

In this comparison, everyone should know why the soldering station is more favored by maintenance or electronic engineers than electric soldering irons. Of course, if it is just ordinary soldering, you can use an electric soldering iron. If you need to consider cost issues and need to reduce costs, you can also skip the soldering station.

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