Soldering Station Guide-A soldering station is a soldering tool with a separate station to control temperature and soldering iron. The soldering station can be analog or digital.
The soldering station is an electronic tool used to manually solder electronic components to the PCB. It consists of a station or unit for temperature control and a soldering iron that can be installed on the station unit. Most soldering stations have temperature control functions and are mainly used in electronic PCB assembly and manufacturing units. They are also used for the overhaul of circuit boards. Most real service centers also use these temperature-controlled soldering stations for repair and rework work.
Soldering station guide
Digital and analog temperature controlled soldering station
The soldering station can be analog or digital. The analog unit has a knob for controlling (increasing or decreasing) the temperature. They do not have any display to show the currently set temperature. The temperature settings of these units are not very accurate. They are very suitable for mobile phone repair and other tasks.
On the other hand, digital devices have settings for digitally controlling temperature. They also have a digital display that can display the current set temperature. These units provide better accuracy and smaller tolerances, but are cheaper than their analog counterparts.
Anti-static and non-anti-static soldering station
Similarly, the soldering station can be ESD safe or non-ESD safe. ESD stands for electrostatic discharge (when objects at different potentials are close to each other, the charge will quickly transfer).
The ESD-protected soldering station means that no static charge will stand or build on the iron. Use special materials to make these units. These tools are also well grounded and can drain excess electrical energy into the ground
For most of the latest electronic devices and modern smart phones, ESD safe soldering stations are necessary, because most of these devices have SMD electronic components that are very sensitive to static electricity and are easily damaged. ICs and semiconductors are very sensitive to static charges.
