I am using a 25W iron to solder components to circuit boards. Would this product be too much power for what I am doing?
156574
25 W is pretty heavy for things like integrated circuits, although it probably wouldn't hurt most passive components (i.e., resistors, capacitors, etc.) . I'd drop to 15 watts for anything with integrated circuits. Also, solder integrated circuits with a little time between each pin, say 10 seconds, to let them cool down.
156575
This product will not have "too much power". Please don't confuse "iron watts" with "thermal energy" applied to integrated circuits. Think of iron watts as the speed and ability to maintain a steady tip temperature. Once the tip temperature is at the set point, the unit will pulse power to the iron only as needed to maintain the temperature. The more watts an iron has available, the faster it will heat up to the set point so you can get to work faster after power on. When an iron touches a component, thermal energy is transferred from the tip to the component and the temperature is lowered, so power is used by the unit to reheat the tip to the set point. Again, the more power a unit has available then the quicker the tip (and what it's touching) rises to the set point. For example, if you need to solder a heat sink tab to a board, then an iron with higher power (watts) will be able to draw more power to rapidly heat the tab to a proper temperature thereby preventing surrounding parts from becoming heat damaged. In conclusion, all other things being equal, the more power available to the iron the better and more efficient the soldering. Hope this helps!
156576
The danger of too powerful soldering irons is that they may overheat. One has to keep the temperature of the tip just right, in a rather narrow range, to melt the solder and yet not to overheat the components. This unit has a temperature sensor and a circuitry which controls power to the iron to keep the temperature in a narrow range. All "serious" soldering stations used by the professionals are temperature controlled. Extra power in a temperature controlled station serves only one purpose - the iron heats up to its operational temperature quicker. It has no impact on your ability to solder ICs or risk of overheating them. The danger of too powerful soldering irons is that they may overheat. One has to keep the temperature of the tip just right, in a rather narrow range, to melt the solder and yet not to overheat the components. This unit has a temperature sensor and a circuitry which controls power to the iron to keep the temperature in a narrow range. All "serious" soldering stations used by the professionals are temperature controlled. Extra power in a temperature controlled station serves only one purpose - the iron heats up to its operational temperature quicker. It has no impact on your... » Read More The danger of too powerful soldering irons is that they may overheat. One has to keep the temperature of the tip just right, in a rather narrow range, to melt the solder and yet not to overheat the components. This unit has a temperature sensor and a circuitry which controls power to the iron to keep the temperature in a narrow range. All "serious" soldering stations used by the professionals are temperature controlled. Extra power in a temperature controlled station serves only one purpose - the iron heats up to its operational temperature quicker. It has no impact on your ability to solder ICs or risk of overheating them. « Show Less
420770
Yes, but this is overkill, possibly too hot. Just buy a regular soldering iron. You can find them for 10 bucks or so all day long!
1288071
I have used various types of solder of my projects and have had no problems. Hope this helps. I don't think there is a limit on what solder types or sizes.
315114
Not sure how you want to use it, but it works fine as described in product description. I use it for attaching Hotfix Iron On Studs and it does a great job. It is just a tiny iron and only needs 110 volts to work.
1967401
Acid core solder would not be used for electronic work, only for metal work. If you are doing light metal work with acid-core solder, this iron would work fine.
1135626
I don't think that would be a good idea.. It's always best go by manufacture recommended wiring and amplification. Exceeding the power input beyond its capacity on any electronics could cause things to quite literally fry.
899143
no, it will not. I used this for a project to power a 20w amplifier and blew up a few of these. These I found later on were intended for LEDs. With that said most will not pull more than 0.5A. I am guessing they have a very low c value and would not be safe to pull more than 1 amp.
539425
Should do just fine. I used one to power a couple of 125w bookshelf speakers, and it drove them loader than I really needed, but it depends on your speakers' sensitivity
579234
550w should be more than enough but that does depend on your amperage draw. If it an Antec 80i plis certified than u should be covered. Other than that i would still but it up to a 600 - 650w just to be safe only because you don't want to bottle neck you psu in terms of performace. But 550w is the minimum.
257683
I wouldn't...too much heat needed to make the solder flow,your flux will burn before the solder flows and youll melt surrounding material and the solder will just run off.
673813
I think you might be pushing it with a 400W PSU. I guess it depends on the item quality. You may be just fine. Not really an answer, sorry.
722244
You should be ok running the polisher with this. This is a pure sine wave converter so it will be better for the tool anyway (versus those el cheapo converter).That said, I would NOT try to run it long with the 400W. It'd be better with 800W unit. Both this unit and the polisher has the overload protection so if forsome reason the load is exceeded either (or both) will shut off. Keep an eye on the Wagan to make sure it's not getting too hot. I'd run it for 30mins or so then wait rather than running for like 2 hours with 4.5A load.
601934
I am not sure. I can power a 350 watt Weller soldering gun in the field. I hope this helps. A great little unit!
1332894
Yes. And personally I will recommend to use SMPS of 700W or more with atleast Bronze certified.
529317
I've been using it to solder resistors and wires to pc boards. Works grat so far. I am a newbie with limited skills, but I have not had any problems so far.
892429
Yes, it would work. 16 gauge wire is thicker than 18 gauge; so, it is better for higher current (like your 1,100 watt iron).
981747
Yes a 550 watt soldering iron will draw 4.58 amps at 120 volts ac and a 30 watt fan will draw less than one amp ( a little more on start up)