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Soldering Station Variable Temperature 70W - Analog
sku: TOL-00084
Description: Temperature controlled, anti-static soldering station. An excellent alternative to the Radio Shack fire-starter you are used to - at an equally excellent price! Unit includes base unit, soldering iron with tip, and stand with sponge. We've converted our irons in the assembly room to these lead-free stations.
We recommend the LF-LI or LF-LB solder tips (pictured) to replace the stock tip if you are working on fine pitch components.
Features:
- Lead-free capable
- Temperature adjustable from 220-480°C (428-896°F)
- 70W Iron
- Includes tip LF-2B
- 1 year manufacturer's warranty
- 110VAC Standard Power
- ESD Safe
- 4.5 lbs. shipping weight
Be sure to checkout our Surface Mount Soldering Tutorial and our SMD soldering guide.
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Anyway, this is a very nice station. It controls temperature nicely, heats up quickly, and the iron holder is sturdy and includes a handy solder spool holder. It worked very well when I tested it by soldering a 20 pin 0.1" header onto an LCD. It's a huge step up from my solder-burning radioshack iron, and a nice step up from the WLC100s I use at school.
The speed at which this iron reaches temperature, and holds it no matter how much copper I ask it to heat, blows my mind. Kind of like Crystal Pepsi, cola and clear? How is that possible??
I am in love.
I've used many cheap soldering irons in the past and it was always a hassle. This iron has been a joy to use for the two years I've owned it. I keep it plugged in permanently at my desk so whenever I want to work on something I flip the switch, choose my temperature, and 15 seconds later I am ready to go. No more waiting for those cheap irons to heat up, and the solid base makes feels safer. It also has a place to store my roll of solder.
I wish I would have bought something like this when I started learning electronics, rather than blowing through so many cheap tools.
I'm still getting the hang of a soldering iron that lets me set its temperature; I think I was a little conservative at first, but since I was soldering plain old wires, I just turned it up (450C, should you find yourself in a similar situation). My old (25 years!) iron was a 33W chisel-tip, I had upgraded to a 45W tip, and it was not coping.
I just received mine and haven't had the chance to try it yet but I can tell you that it is clearly labeled "AC 100-130V" on the back and the quality control label on the bottom has "110V" written in.
I was hoping to use this on a trip to Europe but it looks like I will need a converter if I want to use it with 220V. Someone let me know if you have experience to prove me wrong...
I'm not good at soldering, but having a good iron helps a great deal.
But where do I get a replacement LF-2b tip when the original one goes? You have .2 and .1 mm, but sometimes I solder larger things.
I'm 15 years old and have been cursed to the hell of using a Radioshack firestarter for the better part of my life (so far, heh), but I just received this iron in the mail and I would highly recommend it to any other young person who is interested in electronics. It makes soldering fun and productive. It lets you start soldering in under one minute instead of after 15, solder small smd parts with ease, and hack into small control lines on modern electronics solidly. Compared to $10 irons this thing is amazing and well worth the money.
Thanks,