Despite the fact that every year more and more new equipment appears in the world, more “advanced” in its technical characteristics, this does not mean that it will serve forever. Sooner or later, any mechanism fails. And no matter how reliable the part may be, this does not insure it against possible failure. And when repairing such equipment, the main tool is a soldering iron. Today we're going to take a look at what makes an infrared soldering station special and what it can do.
Design feature
As the main heating element in the design of this mechanism, a quartz or ceramic emitter can be used. At the same time, both types of devices provide fast and efficient soldering of metal. By the way, the very level of heating of this tool on infrared soldering irons can bevary to some extent. Thus, due to the presence of a special regulator, it is possible to choose the most suitable temperature regime for a particular type of metal on which the connection (soldering) will be made.
It should be noted that the most popular type of soldering equipment are infrared stations with this type of heating, which uses a focused beam of infrared radiation. Often the design of such devices consists of two parts, which together give local heating of the board or other constituent elements. As a result, you can get a very high-quality connection, while spending a minimum amount of time on soldering.
Varieties
As we noted above, an infrared soldering station can be either quartz or ceramic. In order to understand the features of each of them, consider both types in more detail.
Ceramic
The ceramic infrared soldering station (including Achi ir6000) is highly reliable, strong and durable due to its simple design. At the same time, it takes no more than 10 minutes to warm up the entire device to the operating temperature of soldering. In such stations, a flat or hollow radiator is often used. The latter type has a much greater heating of the working surface of the emitter, as a result of which it quickly performs soldering and heats up to the desired temperature. However, the cost of such devices makes it possible to use them far from everyone whois engaged in the repair of electronic digital equipment.
Quartz
Quartz infrared soldering station, despite its increased fragility, has a high heating rate. In just 30 seconds, the emitter heats up to its operating temperature.
Industrial or homemade infrared soldering station is often used in intermittent processes where there is frequent switching on and off of the device. Ceramic movements, on the other hand, are more vulnerable to frequent switching on and can instantly fail if the operating rules are not followed.
