Elenco Soldering Station - Manual (Page 4)

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Like all electrical devices, the solder station must be handled with
care. The soldering iron and tip can reach high temperatures and
these simple safety rules should be followed.
1. Keep children out of reach of the soldering station.
2. To protect your eyes, use safety goggles.
3. Keep flammable material away from the soldering iron.
4. DO NOT cool iron by dipping it into any liquid or water.
5. Always assume that the tip is hot to avoid burns.
6. Work in an area that is well ventilated.
7. Be careful that the hot soldering iron tip or the barrel of the iron
does not come in contact with any electrical cord.
8. Do not hold solder in your mouth. Solder contains lead and is
a toxic substance. Wash your hands thoroughly after handling
solder.
9. Locate solder station in an area where you do not have to go
around it or reach over it.
Soldering Surface Mount Components
Using tweezers or small long nose pliers, place the iron in contact
with the PC board foil. Apply a small amount of solder simultaneously
to the foil and components, allowing them to melt the solder.
Remove the iron and allow the solder to cool. The solder should have
flowed freely and not lumped around the component.
Apply the lowest heat possible while still having solder flow freely
(suggested temperature setting: 625
O F).
Heat Sinking
Electronic components such as transistors, IC’s, and diodes can be
damaged by the heat during soldering. Heat sinking is a way of
reducing the heat on the components while soldering. Dissipating the
heat can be achieved by using long nose pliers, an alligator clip, or a
special heat dissipating clip. The heat sink should be held on the
component lead between the part and the solder joint.
Heat Sink
(this can be ordered as part of
Elenco’s Solder Ease Kit Model
SE-1 - see Page 10).
Soldering Iron
Solder
Heat Sensitive
Component (Diode)
PC Board
Tweezers or Pliers
Solder
Soldering Iron
Surface Mount Component