[Elecraft] soldering tip temperature sensor/calibration

Tom Hammond [email protected]
Wed Apr 7 17:55:52 2004


David (and others):

At 09:55 AM 4/7/04, David Toepfer wrote:
>Just got my Hakko soldering station and found that to calibrate it you 
>would need a tip temperature sensor (the cheapest of which I can find is 
>$200).  My guess is that they come course calibrated from the 
>factory.  Just asking advice from others who have this, have you had any 
>problems with under/over temperature on this soldering station out of the box?

There is NO NEED to 'calibrate' your Hakko soldering station!

DO NOT adjust anything unless you find that is a true 'need' to do 
so!!!   PERIOD!

For our uses, there is NO NEED whatsoever to know whether we require 700 
degrees (F) or 725 degrees... from use, determine where the setting needs 
to be and then USE it! Who gives a darn if the calibration is +/- 2 deg? 
Set it to what works for you and run with it.

The Hakko is calibrated at the factory, and MIGHT (though probably NOT) 
require recalibration IF (and only) if you had to replace the temp sensor, 
which is somewhat remotely possibly. If you do ever have to replace the 
sensor, just go back and (again) find what temp setting works for you and 
USE IT. remember, for us, it's all relative.

73,

Tom Hammond    N0SS