One of the questions we re frequently asked is why don t metcal soldering irons require calibration in fact there are a number of soldering stations that no longer require calibration partly because the ipc standards have changed.
Metcal soldering iron temperature.
Maximum temperatures for original and genuine metcal smartheat soldering rework and desoldering tips cartridges cartridges and tips 500 series is only available for sttc smtc series conventional soldering irons metcal smartheat technology.
Metcal soldering tips are uniquely built to sense the specific thermal demand directly at the solder pad and to deliver the precise quantity of energy without any adjustment and calibration.
Microsoft word metcal tip temperature docx.
I recently bought a 2nd hand metcal soldering iron 13 56 mhz tech along with a bunch of new old stock tips.
Tip temperature is the maximum achievable temperature of the heater alloy.
The range includes a wide selection of tip geometries for all your soldering desoldering.
I found that the 700 series tips are too hot and not just a little but just way too hot.
A few of the tips were 600 series sttc 0xx and most were 700 series sttc 1xx.
The measurable tip temperature of the tip will vary based on tip geometry and mass of the tip and will be lower than the max tip temperature.
Fixed temperature soldering tips and cartridges offer a safe solution a complete process control and last longer.
Traditionally a conventional soldering station uses a temperature measuring sensor that feeds back the heating element temperature not the tip temperature.