My pick of the best Lead-Free Soldering Stations and why

JBC AD2950

Any soldering station will melt lead free solder as the melting temperature of lead free solder is around 220°C, depending on the formula used for the alloy. All soldering stations will meet that temperature and beyond, but the real test for the usability of a soldering station for lead free solder, is the recovery time of the tip temperature. To my knowledge, the only soldering stations that truly shine with lead free solder are the soldering stations with the heater and sensor incorporated into the tip, and controlled by a

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Second Best Soldering Station in the World

RX-802AS

After reading “My pick of the best Lead-Free Soldering stations” you will understand my choice of the second best lead-free soldering station. My second choice for a lead-free soldering station, or a regular soldering station is the Goot RX-802AS. This is a fine instrument, especially for a technical person who likes to set his own parameters. All of the parameters, such as sleep temperature, time to enter sleep temperature, calibrating the tip temperature, alarm for low and high temperature, etc., can be set by the operator.

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Third Best Soldering Station sold by HEI
for Price Conscience Lead-Free Soldering

Xytronic LF-1000
Lead Free Soldering Station

The Xytronic LF-1000 Digital Soldering Station does not have the heater built into the tip, but it does have a 100 Watt ceramic heater with “Zero Voltage” switching design, and tips built especially for lead free solder with extra plating. It also has another feature that is quite unique to soldering stations. After 15 minutes of idle time the unit will reduce the tip temperature by one-half. Picking up the handpiece to resume soldering will activate a sensor built into the handpiece, and automatically return the station to the set temperature.

It is also one of the best tools for the price conscience company and has performance that is high enough for assembly line operation. Xytronic also has taken one of the best tip cleaners for soldering irons and incorporated it into their soldering iron stand, eliminating the need for messy sponges, that are either too wet or too dry. The digital display will read the tip temperature or the set temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius with just the flip of a switch. This is a very good lead-free soldering station for the price conscience company or individual who likes their soldering irons simple, straight forward and easy to operate.

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