Weller WSD81i soldering station doesn´t need a calibration

Production of company Weller (member of Apex Hand Tools) represent a synonym for top quality soldering stations intended even for a continuous 24h usage. In the Weller portfolio can be found several series, from which we can choose the right type for our usage. Right to the top belong for example series WX, WX2, WXD, introduced to you some time ago. This time Weller comes with an innovated version of station WSD81 - WSD81i.

WSD81i soldering station hides behind a relatively plain classic design a top level technique. WSD81i uses „Silver line“ technology of a heat transfer to a relatively short tip with a copper core, ensuring excellent heat transfer and excellent temperature accuracy. LT series tips usable with WSD81i provide a wide selection for absolute majority of joints. Thanks to a precise construction, they have a prolonged lifetime and even thin tips lead heat very well and we´ll succeed with them even on solder pads, which appear to be small, but they require a lot of heat (ground connections with a lot of vias on a PCB and similar).

Platinum thermal sensor built-in right beneath an exchangeable tip ensure a long-term stability, what results in a fact, that WSD81i doesn´t require calibration even after a long-term operation (IPC compliant).

WSD81i also contain electronics checking usage of a soldering tool and in case of rest, the station goes to a standby mode (adjustable in a range of 1-99min). If we decide to change a real temperature of a tip, we can make it by means of an “offset” function. This can be advantageous for example in plants, where workers were used to set say 380°C but at WSD81i even 360°C would be sufficient (thanks to excellent heat transfer to a tip). In this case a worker doesn´t have to differ which soldering station he uses and he can use a unified setting for all types.

At the same time, it´s possible to lock a station by your own code or to set a “window” in which a temperature can be changed.

Comparison of three main technologies and also a comprehensive description of particular tips can be found in the „Weller soldering tips" brochure. Detailed description of the WSD81i station can be found in the WSD81i user guide.
WSD81i is available in 3 basic versions (80W tool + dry/ wet cleaning stand or a 65W tool + dry cleaning stand), from which we bring you type T005 32 946 99, i.e. 80W tool WSP80 + stand for wet cleaning (sponge).

In case of interest, please contact us at info@soselectronic.com.