Handling - Fixpoint EP 5 digital Notice D'utilisation

Manual
3. The display shows the adjusted temperature value SET and
the actual operating temperature of the soldering tip TEMP.
When the soldering iron is being heated, the display shows
"HEAT ON WAIT". By means of the SET keys changing the
set-value temperature is possible at every time.
NOTE: The adjusted temperature value will be saved when switching off the soldering
station. The EP 5 selects the last given temperature when being switched on
again. The desired soldering temperature doesn't have to be entered again for the
next soldering operation.
In case of failures in operation e.g. the defect of the temperature sensor, interrup-
tion of the mains supply between soldering iron and soldering station or increa-
sing of the temperature of the soldering tip to more than 460°C the indication
ERROR is displayed. Moreover, the integrated Piezo-buzzer releases an acoustic
alarm. In this case the soldering station has to be switched off immediately,
disconnected from mains and checked regarding possible causes of the error.

6.4 Handling:

Use suitable soldering wires and handle the soldering station in a correct way. This is
prerequisite for impeccable soldering operation. We recommend electronics soldering wires
with colophony solder core. In no case solder cores should contain halogens. The solder
core within the solder wire liberates the soldering spot from solder-inhibiting contaminations
and oxides and prevents the producing of new oxide during soldering. The most commonly
applied electronics solder is the Fixpoint
60 Cu 2 (DIN EN ISO 12224-1) with a tin content of 60% (60/40 solder). This solder is
available in different wire diameters (0.56 - 1.5 mm). We recommend a solder wire diameter
of 1 mm for electronics.
NOTE: Before using the soldering station the first time, burn the soldering tip free of
production residues and tin-coat it. Therefor switch on the soldering station and
let some soldering tin deliquesce at an approx. temperature of 200°C to a thin
connected film on the soldering tip.
The correct soldering temperature is crucial for the quality of the soldered spots. In
electronics the common soldering temperature is 300 - 380°C. Too low soldering tempera-
tures lead to cold solder joints. At too high soldering temperatures the solder core burns in a
way interrupting the solder flow. Moreover, there is a danger of damaging the circuit board
and other components caused to these high soldering temperatures. Wipe the soldering tip
directly before soldering with the moist cleaning sponge. Remains of incompletely vapou-
rised solder cores, oxides and other contaminations will be removed this way and disappear
from the soldering spot. Before replacing the soldering iron to the stand after work, the
soldering tip has to be cleaned again and be tinned with some new solder. It is important to
hold the soldering tip always tinned because otherwise it will become passive after a while
and disable to absorb solder anymore.
1. Hold the cleaned and well tinned soldering tip, heated up to the set soldering tempera-
ture, to the soldering wire and to the spot being soldered. Now the solder core flows and
cleanes the surface of the metal parts being soldered and then the soldering tip in order
to make the electrically conducting connection. The soldering time in electronics is not
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lead free solder wire of Fixpoint
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solder wire L-SN
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