Adaptador de solda inteligente para solda

Every electronics dabbler must have a Soldering Iron. If you wanted a Smart Soldering Iron, you could pick one
up from the components vendor near to you, but where the hell is the fun in that? Now it is very easy to build
your own by modifying an ordinary one into a smart one with the help of the little adaptor presented here!

The commonly used 60/40 solder wire melts at about 200 degree Centigrade, but in practice the soldering iron
tip should be above 370 degree centigrade to make a good solder joint within a stipulated time. At this
temperature level, the tip oxidises fastly, requiring regular cleaning. Here is a simple circuit solution to this
annoying problem as the circuit helps to control the tip heating level by controlling the heating element through
a phase-controlled triac. This not only reduces the oxidisation, but also increases the life time of the soldering
iron.

The circuit operates on AC230V supply, and is optimized for 230VAC Soldering Irons. Usually, the
temperature at which a soldering iron normally operates is too high for the purpose, a simple internal
modification is employed by the maker to halve the power consumption and thus lower the temperature. The
modification consists of fitting an ordinary diode (
1N4007
) in series with the heaing coil. It is mandatory to bypass this diode to connect the soldering iron with our
controller circuit.

As stated above, the controller is exclusively designed for soldering irons working on 230VAC mains supply.
Here a BT139 Triac (T1) is used for phase control of the resistive heating coil load. The 1M preset pot (P1) is
an adjustable trimming potentiometer to tweak the circuit operation. The Red LED (LED1) and associated
components builds a flashing activity indicator. After construction and pre-flight testing, the whole circuit
should be enclosed in a suitable non-metallic box fitted with an suitable female power output connector. Note
that, the current configuration of this Soldering Iron Presever circuit is not suited for control down the heating
power to zero.
Parts
T1:BT139, T2:BC547, D1:DB3 DIAC, D2&D3:
1N4007
, C1:47nF/400V, C2:220uF/25V, R1&R3:470K, R2: 2K6, R4:100R, P1:2M2, LED:5mm Red (All resistors are
W)