“Effective management of heater power is the key to producing good solder joints, particularly with lead-free materials,” said Tom Seratti, VP Global Sales and Marketing, OK International. “The PS-900 produces high-quality solder joints using tip temperatures closer to the melting point of the SAC alloy, thereby eliminating common lead-free challenges such as rapid tip erosion, scorching of the PCB surface, and thermal damage to components that can occur when the tip temperature is set too high.”
The PS-900 has a compact footprint power supply in a rugged, lightweight cast aluminum housing. The system includes an ergonomic soldering handpiece, an Auto-Sleep work-stand for the soldering iron, and a temperature resistant tip removal pad. Over 30 tip geometries are available in dimensions as small as 0.4 mm (.016 ”) to 5 mm (.197 ”). This range of tips allows users to perform a wide variety of applications including single point soldering of through-hole and SMD leads, drag soldering SMD leads, touch-up and pad clean-up. All PS-900 tips employ the use of high plating thickness. This feature protects the tip from flux attack, therefore, prolonging tip life and lowering operating costs.
The Auto-Sleep work-stand, which is reportedly unique to OK International, automatically reduces the tip temperature during idle periods, providing increased tip life. Moreover, with SmartHeat Technology, the soldering system does not require calibration. This eliminates costly down-time typically associated with conventional soldering systems.
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