Soldering handle hack

[skaxxo]

Hi

Im working on my soldering station, its a Lafayette sdd-9.
It works ok but its very hard to find some compatibile tips. The inner diamater its ~6mm!

So i have decide to fit an hakko handle to my solder station.
Its very easy to find this tips...
But i have some problems with the heating element:
The original (of my lafayette) heating element has ~3 Ohm at the sensor line, the hakko has ~ 53 Ohm
I cant find an heating element with this requirements and my soldering station cant control the handle for this reason...

How can i reduce the ohm at sensor line?
Any suggestions?

Regards

[richavezy]

I think you need to go to an electronic shop.


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[skaxxo]

I think you need to go to an electronic shop.

[adafruit_support_mike]

A 53-ohm temperature sensor is probably some kind of thermistor.. all resistors lose resistance as they get hotter, and some are calibrated to do it in a very predictable way.

A 3-ohm temperature sensor is probably a thermocouple.. two wires of different metal (copper and steel, kovar and platinum, etc) that generate current when they get hot.

Just telling us the resistances is about as useful as telling us the color of the handle. If you don't know what kind of sensors they are, dig around for documentation and find out. Also look for information about the temperature control circuits in the Lafayette and Hakko control boxes. Those will give you a better idea of whether it's even possible to exchange elements the way you want to.

[VOYAGERUSA]

MY 2-CENTS !
My old Archer is same 6 mm - my friend tapped out to take off the shelf tips with a standard tap and also fixed the old ungar pencil to take hunks of 10g wire with threads cut on it ground to sharp point slightly bent to clear the 2mp microscope mounted to the 3rd hand rail-- this copper makes great tips.
Adafruit sells nice ones but this old guy can't throw away something been in use 43 years just because tips are scarce.

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Dave S