Weller WXR 3 3 Channel Power Unit Instruction Manual

October 30, 2023
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WXR 3 3 Channel Power Unit
Instruction ManualWeller WXR 3 3 Channel Power
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WXR 3
Translation of the original instructions

WXR 3 3 Channel Power Unit

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Quick Reference WXR 3

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  1. Equipotential bonding
  2. Mains fuse
  3. USB port
  4. InterfaceWeller WXR 3 3 Channel Power Unit - nipple
  5. Air connection nipple for hot air tools
  6. Vacuum connection
  7. Vacuum LED

Weller WXR 3 3 Channel Power Unit - temperature

  1. Actual temperature / nominal temperature

  2. Nominal temperature

  3. Fixed temperature

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  5. Interface COM 1 / COM 2

  6. WFV 60A
    Status indication

  7. DATA LOGGER (DL) active

  8. 2 CH 1, 2, 3 Switching output indicator Starting up the device

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Filter change

Weller WXR 3 3 Channel Power Unit - Filter change

Select channel

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channel

Hot airWeller WXR 3 3 Channel Power Unit - Hot air

Pick Up vacuum

Weller WXR 3 3 Channel Power Unit - PickUp vacuum

Switching the channel on/ offWeller WXR 3 3 Channel Power Unit -
Switching

Nominal temperature

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temperature

Select ixed temperatureWeller WXR 3 3 Channel Power Unit - Select
ixed

Set and save fixed temperature
Weller WXR 3 3 Channel Power Unit - ave fixedOpen Parameter menu
Weller WXR 3 3 Channel Power Unit - Parameter menu Select/set value

Exit parameter menu

For your safety

Thank you for the confidence you have shown in buying this device.
The device has been manufactured in accordance with the most rigorous quality standards which ensure that it operates perfectly.
Read these instructions and the accompanying safety information carefully before starting up the device and starting work with the device.
Keep these instructions in a place that is accessible to all users.

These instructions contain important information which will help you to start up, operate and service the device safely and correctly as well as to eliminate simple faults and malfunctions yourselves.
The device has been manufactured in accordance with state-of-the-art technology and acknowledged regulations concerning safety.
There is nevertheless the risk of personal injury and damage to property if you fail to observe the safety information set out in the accompanying booklet and the warnings given in these instructions.

Safety information

For safety reasons, children and youths under the age of 16, as well as persons who are not familiar with these operating instructions, may not use the device. Children should be supervised in order to ensure that they do not play with the  tool.
This device is not intended for use by persons (including children) with limited physical, sensory or mental aptitude, or by persons who lack knowledge or experience in handling the device.

Warning! Electrical shock
Connecting the control unit incorrectly poses a risk of injury due to electric shock and can damage the device.

  • Carefully read the attached safety information, the safety information accompanying these operating instructions as well as the operating instructions for your control unit before putting the control unit into operation and observe  the safety precautions specified therein.
  • Only connect WELLER WX tools.
  • Never use the USB port as a power supply for third-party devices.

If the device is faulty, active electrical conductors may be bare or the PE conductor may not be functional.

  • Repairs must always be referred to a Weller-trained specialist.
  • If the electrical tool‘s power supply cord is damaged, this must be replaced with a specially prefabricated power supply cord available through the customer service organization.

Warning! Risk of burns
Risk of burns from the soldering tool while the control unit is operating. Tools may still be hot long after they have been switched off.

  • Always place the soldering tool in the safety rest while not in use.
  • Only connect the vacuum and hot air at the designated points.
  • Do not direct hot air soldering tools at people or inflammable objects.

Warning! Fire and explosion hazard!
Hot tools represent a fire hazard

  • Always place the soldering tool in the safety rest while not in use.
  • Do not direct hot air soldering tools at people or inflammable objects.
  • Keep explosive and flammable objects well away from the device.
  • Do not cover the device.

Specified Conditions Of Use

Supply unit for WELLER WX soldering tools.
Use the repair station only for the purpose indicated in the operating instructions of soldering and disordering under the conditions specified herein.

****Flammable gases and liquids may not be extracted.
The device may only be used with correctly fitted and suitable filter cartridges.
Replace filter cartridges when full.

Only use the device indoors. Protect against moisture and direct sunlight.
Intended use of the soldering station/ disordering station also includes the requirement that you

  • adhere to these instructions,
  • observe all other accompanying documents,
  • comply with national accident prevention guidelines applicable at the place of use.
    The manufacturer will not be liable for unauthorized modifications to the device.

User groups

Due to differing degrees of risk and potential hazards, several work steps may only be performed by trained experts.

Work step User groups
Default soldering parameters Specialist personnel with technical training
Replacing electrical replacement parts Electricians
Default maintenance intervals Safety
Operation Filter change Non-specialists
Operation Filter change Replacing electrical replacement parts Technical

trainees under the guidance and supervision of a trained expert

Starting up the device

Caution!
Please adhere to the operating instructions of the connected devices.
Put the tool into operation as described in the chapter „Placing into operation“.

Check to see if the mains voltage matches the ratings on the nameplate.
Make sure the machine is switched off before plugging in.
After switching on the device, the microprocessor carries out a self- test and reads out the values of the parameters stored in the tool.
The set-point temperature and fixed temperatures are stored in the tool. The actual temperature value increases to the set-point temperature (= soldering tool is heated up).

Soldering and disordering

Carry out soldering work as directed in the operating instructions of your connected soldering tool.
Handling the soldering tips

  • Coat the selective and tenable soldering tip with solder when heating it up for the first time. This removes oxide coatings which have formed during storage and impurities from the soldering tip.
  • Make sure that the soldering tip is well coated with solder during breaks between soldering work and prior to storage of the device.
  • Do not use aggressive fluxing agents.
  • Always make sure that the soldering tips are fitted properly.
  •  Select as low a working temperature as possible.
  • Select the largest possible soldering tip shape for the application. Rule of thumb: the soldering tip should be roughly as large as the soldering pad.
  • Coat the soldering tip well with solder to ensure that there is efficient heat transfer between the soldering tip and the soldering area.
  • Prior to extended breaks between soldering work, switch off the soldering system or use the Weller function to reduce the temperature when the soldering equipment is not in use.
  • Coat the tip with solder prior to storage if you do not intend to use the soldering iron for an extended period of time.
  • Apply solder directly to the soldering area, not to the soldering tip.
  • Change the soldering tips using the designated tool.
  • Do not apply mechanical force to the soldering tip.

Notice
The control units have been adapted to hold a medium-sized soldering tip. Discrepancies may occur if the tip is changed or a different shaped tip is used.

Overload cut-out

To avoid overloading the station, power output is automatically reduced in the event of an overload.

Equipotential bonding

Four variants are possible by connecting the 3.5 mm jack socket differently:

a Hard-grounded supplied without plug.
b Equipotential
bonding with plug, equalizer at center contact.
c Floating with plug
d Soft-grounded with plug and soldered resistor. Grounded through selected

resistor.

Carrying out a firmware update

Notice
The station must not be switched off while the firmware update is running.

Switch off station 1.
2. Insert the memory stick into the USB port.
Switch on station 3.
The firmware update is performed automatically.
If you have a more already installed more recent firmware on your station, this will not be changed.

Care and maintenance

| Warning!
Before doing any work on the machine, pull the plug out of the socket.
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| Warning!
Use original replacement parts only.
| Warning! Risk of burns
„ Only replace solder tips when cold
„ Replace and clean suction nozzles only when hot and using the suitable tool
„ Only replace hot air nozzles using the suitable tool
„ Only clean or replace solder collection tubes when cold

Clean the operator panel, if dirty, using a suitable cleaning cloth.
Filter change
Check the filter regularly for contamination, and replace it if necessary.
Warning!
Failure to use a filter will cause irreparable damage to the vacuum pump.
„ Check before starting soldering whether a main filter is inserted.
Contaminated filters must be treated as special waste.
Dispose of replaced equipment parts, filters or old devices in accordance with the rules and regulations applicable in your country. Wear suitable protective gear.

Parameter menu

Standby Temp. Menu access ▶ Tool parameters
The soldering tools have a usage detection device (sensor) in the handle which automatically initiates cooling to Standby temperature when the soldering tool is not in use.

Standby time (temperature deactivation)

When the soldering tool is not in use, the temperature is reduced to Standby temperature on expiration of the set Standby time. The display reads „Standby“.
Press control key to exit Standby mode. The sensor integrated tool detects the change in state and deactivates Standby mode as soon as the tool is moved.

Option Description
OFF standby time is deactivated (factory setting)
1-999 min standby time, individually adjustable
The tool is not supported

AUTO OFF time (automatic switch-off time)

When the soldering tool is not in use, the soldering tool heater is switched off when the AUTO OFF time expires.
Temperature deactivation is performed independently of the set standby function. The actual temperature is indicated and serves as a residual heat display. The display reads „AUTO OFF“.

Option Description
OFF AUTO OFF function is deactivated (factory setting)
1-999 min AUTO-OFF time, can be set individually.

Sensitivity

Option Description
low Non-sensitive – Reacts to heavy (long) movement
normal standard (factory setting)
high Sensitive – Reacts to light (short) movement
The tool is not supported

Max. hot air duration WXHAP

The on-time of the hot air flow of the WXHAP can be limited in increments of 1 to between 0 and 300 sec. The factory default is 0 s („OFF“), i.e. air flows only as long as the button on the hot air tool or the optional footswitch is pressed.

Option Description
OFF No duration defined (factory setting)
1-300 s Individually

Offset (Temperature-Offset)

The actual soldering-tip temperature can be adapted by entering a temperature offset around ± 40 °C (± 72 °F).

Perform. Mode
The function determines the heating characteristics of the soldering tool to achieve the set tool temperature.

Option Description
standard adapted (medium) heating (factory setting)
min. slow heating
max. rapid heating

Button lock WXHAP
This function can be used to adjust the factory button presets of the WXAHP tool.

Option Description
OFF
ON The WXHAP is switched on the first time the button is pressed and switched

off the next time the button is pressed.

Process window

The temperature range set in the process window determines the signal response of the floating switching output.
Notice
On tools with an LED ring light (e.g. WXDP 120), the process window defines the illumination characteristics of the LED ring light.
If the LED is continuously illuminated, this means that the preselected temperature has been reached or that the temperature is within the predetermined process window.
A flashing LED indicates that the system is heated or that the temperature is outside the process window.

Language

CHN 中文
DEN Dansk
ENG English
ESP Español
FIN Suomi
FRA Français
GER Deutsch
HUN Magyar
ITA Italiano
POR Português
RUS Pусский
SWE Svenska
TUR Türkçe
JPN 日本語
POL Polski
KOR 한국말
CZE Český

Temperature version °C/°F (temperature units)

Option Description
° C Celsius
° F Fahrenheit

Password (lock function)

After switching the lock function on, only the fixed temperature keys can be operated on the soldering station.
All other settings are disabled until the repair station is unlocked again.
Notice
If you want only one temperature value to be selectable, the control keys fixed temperature keys) must be set to the same temperature value.
Locking the soldering station
Set the desired three-digit locking code (between 001 and 999) using the UP / DOWN buttons. Confirm the code with the Enter key. The lock is active (the display shows a lock symbol).

Unlocking the soldering station

  1. Call up the parameter menu. If the lock function is active, the password menu item opens automatically. Threestars (***)areshownon the display.
  2. Set the three-digit locking code using the UP /DOWN buttons.
  3. Confirm the code with the Enter key.

Forgotten code?

Please contact our Customer Service: technical-service@weller- tools.com

Single-channel display

To obtain more straightforward readings, the display mode from can switched from 3-channel display to 1-channel display.
If single-channel display is selected, the device does not reset automatically to 3-channel display after setting the temperature of a tool channel. The display mode can be reset using ┌ 2 ┐.

Option Description
OFF Automatic reset to 3-channel display (factory setting)
ON No automatic reset to 3-channel display

Vacuum pre-feed
In order to prevent the pump from starting prematurely or to ensure a defined soldering-joint preheating time, it is possible to set an ON delay.

Option 0 sec Description
0 sec OFF: vacuum pre-feed function is OFF (factory setting)
1-10 sec ON: vacuum pre-feed time, individually

Vacuum run-on

To prevent the disordering iron from becoming clogged, it is possible to set a vacuum run-on time.

Option Description
0 sec OFF: vacuum run-on function is OFF (factory setting)
1-10 sec ON: vacuum run-on time, individually adjustable

Pressure gauge threshold

This function can be used to define the maintenance interval of the disordering tool. This is done by setting the value in mbar at which the electric pressure gauge issues a warning signal when the intake system is contaminated (LED of  the vacuum pump switches from green to red). The set value is dependent on the suction nozzles used.
Adjustable -400 mbar to -800 mbar factory setting -600 mbar

  1. The system (tips and filter) must be free.
  2. Select the menu item „Pressure gauge threshold“ in the menu.
  3. Set the „Pressure gauge threshold“ pressure value with the UP or DOWN button. The status LED switches back and forth between red and green. Use the UP button to increase vacuum by 50 to 80 mbar, then pinch the vacuum tube  and check whether the LED switches from green to red.
  4. Adopting the set change.

Interface COM 1 / 2

Option Description
RS232 Serial communication with PC or other compatible Weller devices

(factory setting).
Air| The COM 1 port is configured as a foot switch input for activating the air flow.
Vic| The COM 1 port is configured as a foot switch input for activating the vacuum.
Pickup| The COM 1 port is configured as a foot switch input for activating the PickUp vacuum.
Stop Go| The COM 1 port is used to drive an optional opt transmitter so that a KHE P control unit can be activated via an optical fibre.
The output is activated when a tool is used. In addition, the floating switched output is  closed. The output is off in the Standby, Auto Off or Off positions, or if no tool is inserted.

Floating switching output 1

Floating switching output 1 is located at the COM 1 port.

Option Description
OFF (factory
Zero Smog The floating switching output is closed when a tool is in use.

Selected Zero Smog extraction systems can be connected using an optional adaptor (WX HUB). The rear RS 232 port remains functional.
Switching output is open in the Standby, Auto Off or Off positions, or if no tool is inserted.

Notice
If the COM 1 port is also configured for „Stop Go“ use, the „Filter full“ message is evaluated by the WX HUB and, where applicable, a message appears on the display .

Floating switching output 2
Floating switching output 2 is located at the COM 2 port.

Option Description
OFF (factory setting)
CH 1 Tool channel 1 controls the switching output
CH 1+2 Tool channel 1 + 2 controls the switching output
CH 1+2+3 Tool channel 1 + 2 + 3 controls the switching output

Notice
If the robot is at working temperature, the display will show – ok –.

Technical Data

Repair station WXR 3
Dimensions LxWxH 273 x 235 x 102 mm (10,75 x 9,25 x 4,02 inch)
Weight ca. 6,7 kg
Mains supply voltage 230 V, 50 Hz 10053500699 120 V, 60 Hz WXR 3

100 V 50/60 Hz 10053500199
Power consumption| 420 W (600 W)
Safety class| I, antistatic housing III, Soldering tool
Fuse| Overcurrent release 230 V; 2,0 A 120 V; 4,0 A
Temperature range| Celsius: 100 – 450°C (550°C)
Fahrenheit: 200 – 850°F (999°F)
Controllable temperature range is tool-dependent
Temperature accuracy| ± 9 °C (± 17 °F) Tool dependent (WXHAP 200 ±30 °C / ±80 °F)
Temperature stability| ± 2 °C (± 4 °F)
Equipotential bonding| Via 3.5 mm pawl socket on back of unit
Display| 240 x 88 dots / Backlighting
USB port| The control unit comes with a USB port for installing firmware updates, configuration and monitoring.
Pump (Intermittent mode (30/30) s)| Max. vacuum 0,7 bar Max. delivery rate 18 Cumin Max. hot air 15 l/min
Additional vacuum pump| Max. vacuum0,5 bar   Max. delivery  rate 1,7 Cumin

Error messages and error clearance

Message/symptom Possible cause Remedial measures
Display: „- – – „ Tool has not been detected
„ Tool defective „ Check connection of tool to device

„Check connected tool
No display function (display OFF)| „ No mains supply voltage| „ Turn on mains power switch
„ Check mains supply voltage
„ Check device fuse
No vacuum at disordering tool| „ Vacuum not connected
„ DE soldering nozzle clogged
„   Pump faulty| „ Connect vacuum hose to vacuum connection
„ Service disordering nozzle using cleaning tool
Insufficient vacuum at disordering tool| „ Filter cartridge on disordering tool full
„ Main filter full| „ Change filter cartridge on disordering tool full
„ Change the main filter element on the soldering station
Hot air tool has no air| „ Air hose not connected
„ Main filter full| „ Connect or check air hose
„ Change main filter cartridge on soldering station

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| Caution!
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| Read the operating instructions!
| Before performing work of any kind on the unit, always disconnect the power plug from the socket.
| ESD-compatible design and ES Compatible workstation
| Equipotential bonding
| Fuse
| Safety
| CE
****| British
| Soldering
| DE soldering
| Hot air

Disposal
Do not dispose of electric tools together with household waste material! In observance of European Directive 2012/19/ EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment and its implementation in accordance with national law, electric tools that have reached the end of their life must be collected separately and returned to an environmentally compatible recycling facility. Dispose of replaced equipment parts, filters or old devices in accordance with the rules and regulations  applicable in your country.

Disposal – UK
Do not dispose of electric tools together with household waste material! In observance of British Directive 2013 No. 3113 on waste electrical and electronic equipment and its implementation in accordance with national law, electric tools  that have reached the end of their life must be collected separately and returned to an environmentally compatible recycling facility.

Warranty
Claims by the buyer for physical defects are time-barred after a period of one year from delivery to the buyer. This does not apply to claims by the buyer for indemnification in accordance with §§ 478, 479 BGB (German Federal Law Gazette).
We shall only be liable for claims arising from a warranty furnished by us if the quality or durability warranty has been furnished by use in writing and using the term „Warranty“.
The warranty shall be void if damage is due to improper use and if the device has been tampered with by unauthorized persons.
Subject to technical alterations and amendments.
For more information please visit www.weller-tools.com.

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EC declaration of conformity
We hereby declare that the products described herein comply with the following guidelines:

UK declaration of conformity
We hereby declare that the products described herein comply with the following guidelines:
2004/108/EG, 2011/65/EU (RoHS), 2006/42/EG
Besigheim, 2022-12-12

Philippe Building
Managing director

Authorized to compile technical documentation.

2008 No.1597, SI 2012 No.3032, SI 2016 No.1091
Besigheim, 2022-12-12

Philippe Building
Managing director

Weller Tools GmbH
Carl-Benz-Straße 2, 74354 Besigheim, Germany

Authorised to compile technical documentation.
Apex tool Group (UK Operations) Limited
Piccadilly, Tamworth
Staffordshire B78 2ER

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