Commissioning
5.5
Preparing the soldering station to be switched on for the first time
Info: Store the soldering iron only in the central appropriate support, not in the
side storage funnels of the soldering tips! (See Fig. 7)
a) The Safety Notes listed in the chapter For your safety [
5] must be observed.
b) Make sure that the line voltage complies with the value specified on the type
plate.
c) Place the soldering station and the supporting stand on a heat-resistant, con-
ductive ESD work base with the earthing plug connected, as described in
chapter ESD sensitive components [
9] . Also boards must be stored only on
the ESD work surface.
It must be impossible for the devices to tip over.
WARNING
Danger of fire due to highly flammable substances!
a) Before switching on the soldering station, all easily combustible objects, li-
quids and gases must be removed from the working area!
Fig. 6: Soldering
tip proper mount-
ing
a) Ensure that the On/Off switch is turned off.
b) To check the soldering tip for tight seating:
Keep a correct distance between the knurled sleeve [2] and the soldering iron
[3], as shown in Fig. 6.
The bayonet mount of the knurled sleeve is completely locked.
The display panels [1] do not touch the knurled sleeve [2].
c) Place the soldering iron in the supporting stand (see Fig. 7). There must be no
strain on the connecting cable of the soldering iron.
Fig. 7: Properly positioning the soldering iron and dry cleaner
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