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Soldering iron station that suddenly does not heat anymore

obones
obones 1 month ago

Hello,

I have a soldering "station" that has been working just fine for quite a while now and up until this morning. You can get a glimpse of it in this message:  Finally took the time to reorganize the workbench! 

But this afternoon, when I turn it on, the usual two left LEDs turn on, one for "there is power" and one for "heating up" but the iron tip and body do not get hot at all and the temperature bar does not light up to the set temperature.

What could be the reason? What should I look at in the hopes of repairing it?

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  • colporteur
    colporteur 1 month ago +3
    20 years! That will have some burnt skin on it. Time to Christmas shop for a new one.
  • obones
    obones 1 month ago +3
    Looking around for the handle pinout, I stumbled across a picture of of it brand new: The cord has a 5 pin DIN connector but I'm not sure which pin is which. And to open then handle, I should have…
  • battlecoder
    battlecoder 1 month ago in reply to obones +2
    I've used a couple of stations with T12 tips and they heat up fast so the are ready to go in seconds. They are also very efficient (or at least a lot more efficient than passive tips) when it comes to…
  • michaelkellett
    0 michaelkellett 1 month ago in reply to obones

    I bought one of these and it's pretty good (expensive but still cheaper than Weller!)

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F6D3PBPT

    For hot air I use one of these:

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/SAG-55-Handheld-Portable-550W-High-Power/dp/B0FKNFYZXV/ref=sr_1_2

    I didn't like that the power brick (for the SAG 55) doesn't have a main switch so I added an inline one on the mains cable.

    MK

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  • geralds
    0 geralds 1 month ago in reply to obones

    Hi,

    I bought this soldering station: YIHUA 853AAA

    https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0C4XXBKQM?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

    It works very well.

    And, if you want to build an enclosure with inserts, for this soldering tip you can buy an adapter too:

    https://www.amazon.de/ruthex-L%C3%B6tspitzen-Einschmelzhilfen-L%C3%B6tkolbenspitzen-Gewindeeins%C3%A4tze/dp/B0DP51DDF7?ref_=ast_bl_cpl_dp&th=1

    https://www.amazon.de/stores/page/3ACCBCAE-4D12-47C7-93DB-99763A8BC21B?ingress=2&lp_context_asin=B0DP51DDF7&visitId=4d6fbfc1-5d76-4b22-b57d-776261d5a878&store_ref=bl_ast_dp_brandlogo_sto&ref_=ast_bln

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  • SensoredHacker0
    0 SensoredHacker0 1 month ago in reply to obones

    The box is amazing!

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  • battlecoder
    0 battlecoder 1 month ago in reply to obones

    I've used a couple of stations with T12 tips and they heat up fast so the are ready to go in seconds. They are also very efficient (or at least a lot more efficient than passive tips) when it comes to supplying heat to beefier joints/components/leads.

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  • michaelkellett
    0 michaelkellett 1 month ago in reply to geralds

    It looks very nice (for the money).

    Have you tried soldering medium sized 0.8mm or 0.5mm pitch BGAs with it ? (up to 500 balls)

    MK

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  • obones
    0 obones 1 month ago in reply to geralds

    Woah, that's a whole lot other category here!
    Nice indeed, but definitely not in my skills and price range.

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  • Jan Cumps
    0 Jan Cumps 1 month ago in reply to geralds

    I have the little version of that YIHUA pre-heater:

    image image

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