Is it possible for a soldering station to kill tips - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Ebyte64
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 21, 2024, 05:10:41 pm
content: Good day, everyone. I am a new user with a =n interest in electronics and repair.My question is, is it possible for a soldering station to kill soldering tips?I have two stations. Both cheap ones using the C210 cartriges. I will link them below.One of them is a Sunshine S210.https://www.sunshinerepairtools.com/SUNSHINE-S210-Smart-Portable-Soldering-Iron-p4384457.htmlThe other is a GVM T210S.https://www.exinxun.com/rework-station/gvm-t210s.htmlThe two companies, GVM and Sunshine seem to be the smae.So the sunshine one has worked perfectly with the same C210-k type cartrige from the same company for two months now.But the GVM has had two cartriges fail while using it for two weeks. One was the GVM C210-K cartrige that comes with it and the other a Sunshine branded C210-IS cartrige.Both cartriges heating elements just seem to burn out. So is it at all possibe the GVM might be at fault or just luck of the draw because I am usding cheap knockoffs and not true JBC ones?Any feedback will be apreciated.

author: ndarjo21
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 21, 2024, 07:49:31 pm
content: the voltage too high perhaps. just check it

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 21, 2024, 09:13:38 pm
content: GVM page states: 120W peak power, rapid heating, 2 seconds tin melting, no difficulty in soldering joints of different sizes.Sunshine page states: 110W peak powerThe sunshine AC adapter is tiny, so I guess its not anywhere near 110W.The "official" spec from JBC T210 I can find says 20W, but the station is claimed 40W, so probably around 40-50W is what it really should be using peak.If you have a meter to measure power from the wall you can get an idea of how much these stations are overdriving the tip. 120W could cause it to burn out quickly.

author: Ebyte64
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 22, 2024, 08:54:44 pm
content: Thank you very much for your feedback. I apreciate it.

author: shabaz
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 22, 2024, 09:09:14 pm
content: For what it's worth,KSGER C210 Portableis nice, compared to some of the other C210 iron clones.I've tried a few others, and that one was the only one I found to be really usable, powered from a 12VDC supply such as a bench supply, with 0V connected to ground (i.e. _not_ using any supplied ungrounded DC adapter). The current draw in normal use will be a few hundred mA, but will peak at several amps, especially when touched to a large ground plane, etc.I can't comment on reliability, since I've only used it for a few months. I don't expect it to be anywhere near as reliable as a decent brand bench iron of course. These cheaper portable irons are maybe best considered as throwaway items after a few of years use (if lucky).

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 22, 2024, 10:07:40 pm
content: Yes I use the ksger and it works well. If I remember its around 40W at 12V, then if you want to overdrive it you can bump up to 21 or 24V. Supposedly it self limits the power but I don't know how well that works (I posted here somewhere I think).Its not an all-in-one station but its definitely killer value at $24.