Making a temperature controller for a soldering iron

A soldering iron is a tool that is often necessary in everyday life. There are situations when you need to solder the wires. However, sometimes it is necessary to adjust the temperature of the soldering iron. To do this, you can build a stand and a temperature controller for a conventional soldering iron.

We make the temperature controller ourselves in the video clip:



So, for starters, we need a switch with a rheostat, which can be purchased for about $ 4 (when buying, you need to pay attention to the fact that it is designed for 220 volts, since there are identical switches, but 12 volts), we also need a socket, which will cost about $ 2, a plug, one and a half to two meters of wire, a piece of stiff wire (the wire must necessarily be stiff, since we will use it to make a spring for the holder of the soldering iron) and of course a wooden block, which should be made in advance glubleniya under the sockets, switches and other detail.

If there are no special tools for making a recess, then you can simply attach everything you need on the surface of the bar using self-tapping screws or on hot glue.


The materials are ready, you can begin the process of constructing the stand and temperature controller. First of all, we need to connect the switch and the socket to the wires. For greater convenience, you can make holes on the side of the bar through which you can insert the wire. How to connect the wires is shown in the diagram.

The wires are connected, you can insert the switch and outlet into place. If desired, you can give the stand a little aesthetics. To do this, just glue it with a special self-adhesive film for wooden surfaces. This film is used for decoration of furniture.

The next step is to take care of the plug, which will supply the necessary voltage to our stand. Using a tee instead of a single outlet is more advantageous, since in this case one stand can be used not only for a soldering iron, but also an adhesive gun can be connected to it.Connecting the glue gun to the temperature controller will allow you to save it for a long time, since frequent use of the glue gun without temperature control leads to a rapid heating of the internal spiral and breakdown of the device.


Thus, we made a very useful stand and temperature regulator for the soldering iron, however, our device It will also be useful for connecting a glue gun.