How To Increase The Wattage Of A Soldering Iron

Higher wattage doesnt mean that the iron provides more heat.

How to increase the wattage of a soldering iron. Irons with higher wattage allows the irons store more power in reserve allowing them to remain heated for a longer duration of time which also makes them better suited for heavy-duty projects. Get one of those devices that tell you how much power something uses and plug in the soldering iron. I think Im overheating my tips.

The right type and temperature control. Anything bigger was used to make the ground connections to the chassis solder PL-259 plugs to heavy coax cables etc. This thing will last 10-15 years.

Higher wattage means higher output. The soldering iron I use at my office is the Weller WESD51 and costs US129 from Digikey. The larger the size of the object being soldered the more heat you need to raise it to soldering temperature.

The latter uses the RMS voltage of your mains 110 220 etc and assumes the resistance doesnt change with temperature. If for some reason you cant get good temp control then stick with an iron that is less than 25 watts. More power means better reaction time faster and more accurate soldering and counter-intuitively less chance of burning the PCB because the job is done quickly.

Im haveing my soldering iron tips oxidize very fast. Hello I have problem. Once you have a good temperature control then something in the 20 to 50 watt range is good.

Some soldering stations come with functions that give you very accurate control over the wattage and are worth considering when you require the neatest of finishes. Whichever tip you use its advisable to keep it in good condition. Thus irons with a high wattage heat up faster and make it easy to maintain a high temperature.