Soldering station Vs soldering iron, which one is better?

Soldering station and soldering iron are tools that are often used in electronic repair and assembly, but many people often confuse soldering station and electric soldering iron, and do not understand the difference between them? Today, AWEShine will explain to you the relevant knowledge of soldering station and electric soldering iron!

What is soldering station?

A soldering station is a hand tool commonly used in electronic soldering processes to weld two workpieces together by applying heat to the solder paste (usually referred to as tin wire), causing it to melt.

The structure of the soldering station: The soldering station is generally composed of a console, a handle (composed of insulating material, a heating core and a soldering iron head), and a soldering iron frame.

What is soldering iron?

The electric soldering iron in the general sense is what we call a single-handle electric soldering iron. In terms of materials, there are electric soldering irons with wooden handles, electric soldering irons with plastic handles, etc.

The structure of electric soldering iron: electric soldering iron consists of handle, connecting rod, spring clip, soldering iron core, soldering iron tip and other parts.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Soldering Stations & Soldering Irons

Advantages of Soldering Stations

In essence, the soldering station is also a kind of electric soldering iron. It is only a new welding tool that appeared in the development of electronic welding due to the development requirements of welding technology. Therefore, many people still call the soldering station an electric soldering iron. The soldering station has been greatly developed in function and has become a common tool in electronic assembly and maintenance. If you often solder on a fixed tabletop, the advantages of the soldering station are obvious.

1. The soldering station has a power switch, which is turned on when it is used and turned off when not in use. It’s as simple as turning on and off the lights.
2. There are indicator lights. If you forget to turn off the soldering station, from a few meters away, you can see at a glance whether the soldering station is still working.
3. With constant temperature and temperature adjustment functions, the soldering iron head is not easy to burn and has a long life.
4. The temperature return is relatively fast. Desoldering the electrolytic capacitors on the computer motherboard with soldering station is fine. A soldering station can be used as a 30W soldering iron or a 60W soldering iron.

Disadvantages of Soldering Stations

1. The price is relatively expensive, and the brands on the market are mixed. It is important to purchase a soldering station from a reliable manufacturer.
2. The soldering station is relatively heavy. Compared with the electric soldering iron, it is not particularly convenient to carry. However, considering its reliability, the weight of about 600g is not a particularly big problem.

Advantages and disadvantages of soldering iron

Ordinary electric soldering iron has the advantage of being portable and relatively cheap. The disadvantage is that the operator’s welding technology requirements are relatively high.

Soldering station or soldering iron, which is better?

1. Efficiency: The efficiency of the constant temperature soldering station is relatively high, the thermal efficiency can reach about 80%, and the soldering iron is generally around 50%.
2. Energy consumption: The energy consumption of the constant temperature soldering station is relatively low, because when the adjusted temperature is reached, the heating is not performed, and the corresponding energy consumption is low, that is to say, the same welding effect, the soldering station consumes less electricity;
3. Temperature recovery: the temperature recovery speed of the soldering station is faster, and the corresponding workers have higher work efficiency;

Generally speaking, workers or engineers who can use ordinary soldering irons can easily use the soldering station. Workers or engineers who are used to soldering stations may can not use ordinary soldering irons. Whether you buy a soldering station or a soldering iron, you still have to choose according to your own situation.

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