"Frank" wrote in message ...
could somebody who owns, or has access to, a Weller AG700 hot air
soldering station please get in touch?

It's easier to post your question about it here, so someone may be able
to help even if they've heard about the problem or question, or if they
have any advice which may be helpful.

I know. I just did not want to clog the group with issues that only
someone
can resolve who has access to said soldering station :-)

My question is how the LED in this soldering station behaves while the
AG700
is heating up. In all Weller stations I have worked with so far, the LED
either
was always on, always off or blinking regularely, depending on whether the
station was currently heating up or not. The station I have in mind does
not
show any such behavior. Instead, it flickers fast and irregularely all the
time, regardless
of whether the station was just switched on or has been on for an hour.
Moreover, I have the impression that the hot air isn't hot enough, I can
just
barely remove even the tinyest components in the 500 degrees setting.

I'm looking for someone who can check his one AG700 or have a quick look
in the manual to find out if this flickering is normal or not. I just
bought this
station, so I have no idea of whether it is always that way.

Thanks a lot

Frank
Frank -

I have seen this behavior with other Weller solder station products
(flicker) .. if you adjust the temperature control ever so slightly up and
down -- it sometimes stops this behavior. I have usually traced this to the
TRIAC and temperature sensor - I have one on the bench backlog that has this
(works okay - but not great) .. will first change iron, if same then look to
changeout TRIAC on control board.

gb