Actual temperature stability of inductive (curie point) soldering irons?
Hey all,
I noticed that I barely adjust the temperature on my Weller digital station since I tend to work under the same conditions most of the time, so I'm a bit drawn towards these inductive heating stations like the Metcal PS-900.
Now I was under the impression that they work by the material abruptly loosing it's ferromagnetic properties which leads to essentially no overshoot in temperature. Now I looked into the Thermaltronic cartridges which specify for example 325°C - 358°C. That is a tad bit confusing for me, is the range really undefined like that? It's still fine for my needs, but it certainly reduces the appeal.
Btw, does anybody know why the Metcal PS-900 is cheaper than the MFR-1110? Is it just because of handpiece size?
Thanks in advance!