Hi.
I am wondering how the watt of a soldering iron is relative to the temperature of the tip?
I did a little experiment with a temperature sensor and my adjustable watt soldering iron. At the lowest 5watt the temperature seemed to continue to get hotter and hotter although the temperature increase slowed down as it got hotter although it never seemed to stop getting hot.
At the higher setting the temperature seemed to get hotter, faster, even at a high temperature.
So another question I have is that is it not a good idea to keep a soldering iron turned on for a long period of time? For example if I am doing a project should I only turn the iron on before I need to use it then turn it off if I don't need it for 5 minutes so it doesn't get too hot?
I am wondering how the watt of a soldering iron is relative to the temperature of the tip?
I did a little experiment with a temperature sensor and my adjustable watt soldering iron. At the lowest 5watt the temperature seemed to continue to get hotter and hotter although the temperature increase slowed down as it got hotter although it never seemed to stop getting hot.
At the higher setting the temperature seemed to get hotter, faster, even at a high temperature.
So another question I have is that is it not a good idea to keep a soldering iron turned on for a long period of time? For example if I am doing a project should I only turn the iron on before I need to use it then turn it off if I don't need it for 5 minutes so it doesn't get too hot?