User manual

Changingthefuse
Ifthemainsswitchisnotlitwhenthestationisturnedonalthoughtheoutletislive,separatethesoldering
stationfromthemainsbypullingthepowerplug.
Thefuseholderisatthebottomofthesolderingstation,withthefuseinsertedintoit.
Unscrewthefuseholderbyturningitcounter-clockwiseusingasuitablescrewdriver.Afterwards,youcan
takeoutthefuseholderwiththefuseinsideit.
Replacetheblownfusewithanewfuseofthesametypeandwiththesamenominaldata(seethelabelon
thefuseoronthenameplateofthesolderingstation,alsoseechapter“Technicaldata”).
 
Never use a fuse with other nominal data. Never bridge the fuse! There is a risk of re!
Replacethebatterycompartmentlidinthecorrectwayandlockitbyslightlyturningittotheright,inclock-
wisedirection.
Ifthefusegoesoutagainafterstartingthesolderingstation,turnoffthesolderingstationandunplugthe
powercordfromthepoweroutlet.Don’tusethesolderingstationanymore;getitcheckedbyanexpert.
Maintenanceandcleaning
• Thesolderingstationismaintenance-free,exceptfortheoccasionalreplacementofthesolderingtipor
sponge.
• Beforecarryingoutanycleaningofthesolderingstation,itmustbeswitchedoffandthemainsplugmust
bedisconnectedfromthemainssocket.
 Leavethesolderingrodandthesolderingstationtocooldownsufciently.
• Theexteriorofthesolderingstationshouldonlybewipedwithaclean,soft,drycloth.
 Donotuseaggressivecleaningagentsorchemicalsolutionsthatcoulddamagethehousing(discolouring)
orimpairoperation.
• Thesolderingtipdoesnotrequireanyspecialcleaning.Itissufcienttocleanitoccasionallyfromux
residuesorexcessivesolderusingthewetsponge.
 Thesolderingtipmustbewelltin-coatedbeforeswitchingthesolderingstationoff.Theprevents
acorrosionofthesolderingtip.
Disposal
 Electricalandelectronicproductsdonotbelonginhouseholdwaste!!
 Pleasedispose ofthe devicewhen itisnolongerofuse,accordingtothecurrentstatutory
requirements.
Technicaldata
Solderingstationtype ST50-A ST80-A ST100-A
Itemno. 791784 791785 791786
Operatingvoltage 230V/AC,50Hz
Powerinput max.75W max.110W max.120W
Solderingironvoltage 26V/AC
Solderingironoutput 50W 80W 100W
Temperature of the soldering
tip
150°Cto450°C(adjustable)
ESD/Potentialequalisation
socket
hoseconnection(Ø4mm)
Safetytype 5x20mm
Fusevalue 250V,400mA,
slow-blow
250V,630mA,
slow-blow
250V,630mA,
slow-blow
Cablelengthofthe
solderingstation
approx.110cm
Dimensions of the soldering
station(DxWxH)
150x160x113mm
Dimensions of the soldering
ironholder(DxWxH)
193x70x103mm
ThisisapublicationbyConradElectronicSE,Klaus-Conrad-Str.1,D-92240Hirschau(www.conrad.com).
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technicalstatusatthetimeofprinting.
©Copyright2014byConradElectronicSE.
b)Connection
• Connecttheroundplugofthesolderingirontothecorrespondingsocketonthefrontofthesolderingsta-
tion(payattentiontothecorrectorientationoftheroundplug)andscrewitinmanually(donotusetools!).
• Rightnexttothesocketforthesolderingironthereisahigh-impedancepotentialequalizationsocket.A
high-impedancepotentialequalizationsocketenablesapplicationonMOScomponentsorESDworksta-
tionsandprotectsyoufromstaticchargeduringsoldering.ConnectthesocketwithyourESDworkstation
usingasuitablecable,ifnecessary.
• Connectthemainsplugtoanappropriateearthedmainssocket.
c)Operation
• Switchthesolderingstationonusingthepowerswitch(“I”=On).Thecontrollampattheswitchshould
nowlightup.
• Regulatethedesiredtemperatureofthesolderingironwiththeadjustingknob.Notetheinformationonthe
solderyouuseifnecessary,e.g.tocheckwhattemperatureisoptimal.
 Thesolderingrodrequiressometimetoreachthesettemperature.Waitforabout2-3minutesbefore
startingtherstsolderingwork.
 Duringtheheatingphase,theLEDabovetheknobwillashatshortintervals.Whenthesettiptempera-
tureisreached,theLEDwillashatlongintervals.
• Ontopofthesolderingironholderthereisasmallmetalbowl,whichcanbeusede.g.asastoragearea
forsolderwire,strandedwire,etc..
• Thesoldershouldmeltinstantlyuponcontactwiththesolderingtip.Risingsmokeiscausedbyevaporat-
inguxcontainedinsidethesolder.
 Regulatethetemperaturetohigherrangeforlargersolderingareastoexecutethesolderingprocessmore
quickly.Lowerthetemperatureduringbreaks.Thissavesenergyandextendsthedurabilityofthesolder-
ingtip.
• Alwaysputthesolderingrodontheholderwhenitisheatinguporduringbreaksfromsoldering.
 Makesurethatthesolderingtipiswelltin-coatedwhentakingbreaksorbeforeswitchingthesoldering
stationoff.
 Mechanicaldamagetothesolderingtipdestroystheprotectivecoatingthereandthusreducestheservice
lifeconsiderably.
 Makesurethespotstobesolderedontheworkpieceareclean.Useappropriateinstallationcablesonly.
Acidicsoldercandamagethesolderingtiportheworkpiece.
• Heatupthesolderinglocationwiththesolderingtipandaddsoldersimultaneously.Removethesolder
fromthesolderinglocation;then,removethesolderingtip.
 Executethesolderingprocessquicklysincetheworkpiecemaybedamagedotherwise(e.g.liftedconduc-
tors,overheatedelements,etc.).
• Letthesolderinglocationcooldown.Itmaytake1-2secondsforthesoldertohardendependingonthe
sizeofthesolderinglocation.Donotmovethesolderedcomponentorcableduringthattime;otherwise,a
so-called“coldsolderingpoint”maybetheresult.Thisisasolderingpointwithdullsilverlook,whichdoes
notprovidegoodelectricalcontactnorgoodmechanicalxation.
 Afaultlesssolderingpoint,ontheotherside,shinessimilartochrome.
• Cleanthesolderingtipoccasionallyfromuxresiduesusingthedampsponge.Todothis,onlybrieyrub
thesolderingtipalongthesponge.
 Donotpressthetipintothedrycleanerorthedampspongeintoit;instead,alwayskeepthetipnevertoo
longonthedrycleaneroronthedampsponge.
 Ifthereistoomuchsolderresidueonthedrycleaningunit,itcanberemovedandre-insertedinadifferent
orientation.First,liftoffthemetalcoverfromoverthedrycleaningunit.
 Awornoutdrycleanercanbeexchangedforanewone.Thisisavailableasanaccessory(seee.g.onthe
Internetatwww.conrad.comontheproductpage).Thesameappliestothesponge.
• Insertthesolderingrodintotheholderafternishingwiththesolderingwork.Switchoffthesolderingsta-
tion(switchposition“O”=OFF).Thecontrollampattheswitchgoesout.
 Ittakesatleast10minutesforthesolderingrodtocooldown.Donottouchsolderingtipor
holderduringthattime,riskofburns!Thesameappliestochangingthesolderingtip.
 Thesolderingstationmustbecompletelycooleddownbeforestoringit!Thereisariskofre,if
thisisnotobserved!
Changeofsolderingtip
Duetotheunderlyingprinciple,thesolderingtipisundermechanicalloadduringsoldering.Thisresultsin
thesolderingtiptobecomebluntsothataprecisesolderingisnolongerpossibleatsmallerworkpieces.In
thiscase,thesolderingtipcanbereplacedwithanewone.
 Solderingtipsarealsoavailableasaccessories,withvariousshapestochoosefrom.Thesmall-
erthetip,thenerthesolderingthatcanbeperformed.Widetipsareusedforcoarsersoldering.
Proceedasfollowstoreplacethesolderingtip:
• Turnoffthesolderingstationandletthesolderingironcooldowncompletely.
• Loosentheknurledmetalcapnutfromthesolderingironandpullthebracketoff.
• Carefullypullthesolderingtipinastraightlinefromtheceramicheatingelementofthesolderingiron.
 The ceramicheating elementmust notbemechanicallystressed.Incaseofdamagetothe
ceramicheatingelement,thewarrantyexpires!
• Insertanewtipontotheceramicheatingelement.
• Placethecapnutinitspositionandtightenitcarefully.Donotuseforcewhenscrewing;donotuseany
tool!