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29th Apr 2016, 5:49 pm | #1 |
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Weller soldering station.
Hi all, I just taken delivery of a nice little Weller PS-2D soldering station. All is pretty obvious on how to use but I have one question. On the front there is a small hole about 2mm in diameter with two symbols adjascent. One looks like a soldering tip and the other a side view of an IC Chip. Does anyone know what this hole is for? I've tried looking online for a manual but there doesn't seem to be any available.
Cheers, Mike
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29th Apr 2016, 6:00 pm | #2 |
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Re: Weller soldering station.
Earthing point for MOS / ESD connection, Mine is just under the front middle of the power supply.
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29th Apr 2016, 8:10 pm | #3 |
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Re: Weller soldering station.
Absolutely, The connection on the front panel is hardwired directly to the iron body via the 3 core cable.
To make sure everything is safe (I.E everything is at the same potential) for static sensitive parts the socket is connected to earth via a 1M ohm resistor as well as your ESD wristband and mat if you have them. Christopher Capener
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29th Apr 2016, 8:55 pm | #4 |
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Re: Weller soldering station.
Oh, right. So does that mean if I'm soldering something that is static sensitive I should do it on an anti static mat and connect the mat to that little socket? Does that make any difference due to the fact that the mains cable from the base does not have any earth? Incidentally, it arrived with a 13A fuse fitted (in the plug). Would that be correct? My 45w station from Maplin's only has a 3A.
Thanks for the advice lads, Mike
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29th Apr 2016, 9:26 pm | #5 |
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Re: Weller soldering station.
You're expected to earth the mat (via the usual 1 meg resistor) and then link the iron to the mat or to the same earth.
The game is to provide leakage paths between everything so that static charge cannot build up, yet not to have things earthed so hard that fault currents could be large. The wrist straps and heel straps all should have 1 meg resistors in them. The idea is that if you touch something live and get a shock, you aren't earthed so well that the anti static gear makes it worse. David
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Re: Weller soldering station.
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The 13A mains fuse is wrong. The mains cable to the base is good for at most about 5A continuous so a 3A fuse is a good idea, unless the switch on surge from the transformer takes it out when I guess a 7A one would have to do. FWIW I had as look at my old PU2D base- no earthing socket on that, but it does have a 2A mains fuse in the plug that's never blown. AFAIK other Weller versions have earthed irons connected to the base via 3-pin connectors but the iron on mine is two wires going to binding post type 4mm sockets on the base front panel.
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Re: Weller soldering station.
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The 13A mains fuse is wrong. The mains cable to the base is good for at most about 5A continuous so a 3A fuse is a good idea, unless the switch on surge from the transformer takes it out when I guess a 7A one would have to do. It's not an urgent problem since the iron is unlikely to be left on and unattended, one would hope.
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30th Apr 2016, 9:51 am | #8 |
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Re: Weller soldering station.
Thanks for all that great info guys. Much appreciated. I haven't checked out the onboard fuse on the base unit yet but I will be installing a three amp fuse in the mains plug this morning. The iron plugs into the base via a small three pin Bulgin type plug.
Mikep
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