Walter V. Gilles wrote: > Greetings, > > I'm going to purchase a solder station, probably one of the popular Weller or > Hakko units, with additional tips. Both manufacturers sell accessories to > calibrate the stations. Some recommend performing a temp calibration > whenever you replace the tip or the iron. All well and good until you see > the cost of these calibration (test) units. Would it be prudent to forego > the calibrations altogether, and just swap tips as needed, and rely on the > initial cal to keep it in the ballpark? I'm guessing after getting used to > the station, you will have a sense of proper temp for a particular job, and > could just tweak the temp setting up or down as needed without really getting > into the calibration arena. Just wanted to see what folks thought about > calibration and if it was worth it. Thanks. 73 > > Walter, WB2IDK (ex-N0DZJ) > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.35/2033 - Release Date: 03/31/09 > 13:05:00 > > Walter,
Your question prompted me to try my Raytek Minitemp remote thermometer on my Weller soldering station. I get some high temperature readings. I suppose that this kind of thermometer should be sufficient to monitor the how the soldering station is performing. Why not use a general purpose remote sensor instead of buying a specialized tool? Don, N0YE ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
