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| Faringdon:
--- Quote ---obviously the guy never actually looked into a relativly modern - aka 1990's + weller base unit. the earth connects through a paralel resistor and capacitor. the resistor limits continuous current while the cap provides bypass for short spikes. --- End quote --- thanks, thats interesting..ill check the value to see if its 1MEG. Do you confirm that it is to staunch ESD discharge currents? |
| floobydust:
Why aren't you fixing the soldering station? As you know, take a multimeter on Ohms/Continuity and check the heating element etc. instead of bitching about Weller soldering stations. They are fine soldering stations but won't take unlimited idiocracy. Now it's a slide over to some ESD 1MEG rant? You've busted two soldering stations? |
| Gyro:
The RS and Farnell data say that the iron is "Hard grounded". Please just get your meter out! [Edit: It ought to take you about 30 seconds, ie, you should have done it by now!]. |
| Gyro:
--- Quote from: floobydust on June 25, 2024, 06:29:44 pm ---Why aren't you fixing the soldering station? As you know, take a multimeter on Ohms/Continuity and check the heating element etc. instead of bitching about Weller soldering stations. They are fine soldering stations but won't take unlimited idiocracy. Now it's a slide over to some ESD 1MEG rant? You've busted two soldering stations? --- End quote --- He seems to be complaining that the VSSOP-8 packages that he soldered with it aren't working. It's not clear (and I suspect it never will be!) whether he has got it working, or this is some historical event. |
| floobydust:
The Great VSSOP-8 disaster of 2024, killed two soldering stations. IC killed by ESD. SMPS dead. There's a trend to blame everything else. Works great for politicians, but doesn't get you anywhere in electronics though. |
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