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Review on 🔥 Adjustable Temperature Electronics Soldering Iron with Thermostatic Control by Elijah Balzarini

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Thermostatically controlled iron for higher temperature lead-free alloys

I was very surprised at how good this iron is for the approximately $16 I paid for it given the 80w power Seems trustworthy given their performance and thermostat controls appear to be fairly accurate. The main problem is that it only shows in Fahrenheit and I haven't found a way to change it to Celsius, which is a bit annoying because I've memorized all the soldering temperatures. Points in °C as stated in the specifications and usually printed on the spools. From a practical point of view, the only alloy I will be using with this iron is SAC305, which has a liquidus of around 220°C / 428°F. , so I set the iron a notch or two higher than the temperature (depending on the thermal load of the target compound) to give it a bit of headroom. When hand soldering in small batches, it would be silly to skimp on the alloy and use something cheaper instead, such as aluminum alloy. B. SAC0307, which has a higher liquidus of about 228 °C / 442 °F. I needed a powerful, thermostatically controlled iron to work well with lead-free SAC305 and this cheap iron fits perfectly. I don't use lead alloys anymore, but for those using Sn63/Pb37 eutectic the liquidus is 183°C/361°F and Sn60/Pb40 has a liquidus of 190°C/374°F which is pretty consistent with the skills of this iron. users, such as a radio amateur, is an appropriate choice.

Pros
  • Exclusive patent design
Cons
  • So far so good