clidx Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 (edited) i'm looking for a soldering iron and http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-71421-SOLDE...N/dp/B00023TA2Y has good reviews and nice price.but none of them say whether it's esd-safe or not, i'm guessing not.if i buy a non esd-safe iron when how would i go about grounding (earthing, or whatever) the tip (or whatever people with non esd-safe irons do on electronics)?Thanks. Edited September 9, 2007 by clidx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda43 Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 i'm looking for a soldering iron and http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-71421-SOLDE...N/dp/B00023TA2Y has good reviews and nice price.but none of them say whether it's esd-safe or not, i'm guessing not.if i buy a non esd-safe iron when how would i go about grounding (earthing, or whatever) the tip (or whatever people with non esd-safe irons do on electronics)?Thanks.Well, you can do one of three things.1. Attach a grounding wire to the metal tip of the AC iron, right next to the plastic handle and attach it to a good source of Earth Ground.2. Use an isolation transformer between the AC powered soldering iron and the AC source.A third option is a top-o-the-line soldering station where the heating element is powered by DC voltage and a third wire extends from the heating element to the third wire (ground) on the AC plug.Cheers Mate!B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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