Solomon SL-30 Soldering Station won't heat

[Dean Sanders]

I have a fairly new one but unsure of where I purchased it or if under warranty. Upon turning on, the digital dial shows 36 degrees F in the read mode, but it doesn't heat at all. It looks like the bottom of the station can be opened by prying, If so, what would I look for? Thanks.
Dean

 

[Colin Mitchell]

Open it up and let us know how many wires go to the soldering iron

 

[73's de Edd]

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Sir Dean . . . . .

VAT ! . . .you are needink und replacemink iron fer und SL-30 solderink station ?
Ve are 'chust bin receivink in und fresh 'chipmemt of 50 of der units.

Und vould you be vanting fur und left or right handed handle ????

All right . . . . . . jes' messin' with your mind . . . . . . .

Lets do the easy part first and just unplug the connector of the iron to the side of the station such that you then can use your "ohmmicating" instrumentation . . . . . to see just how closely your present unit comes to the data given in the illustration.
(And yes . . . . . they are using a low value of thermistor for sensing . . . to match the slower heat gain and sinking characteristics of the iron, versus the fast response time that one might be obtaining with a 5-10 K thermistor element.)

If you are lucky, repair might be as simple as just the replacement plug in iron assembly.

Techni-stration:

73's de Edd


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[Dean Sanders]

Colin and Edd,
Thank you both for returning my call for help. Edd, you were right on. I have the old SL- 30 that the new one replaced. I didn't even consider swapping the old iron for the new, but when I did, voila, it worked. Edd, I guess this proves the "pick the low hanging fruit first" adage. Thank you both for your time and consideration.
73
Dean WB0P

 

[shrtrnd]

Has the old iron got a replaceable heating element? That's probably your issue.