Hello everybody, I have a question about hot air rework stations.
I, like everyone else, am having to deal, more and more, with surface mount devices. I have a good soldering station and I am OK with soldering SOIC package ICs with .050" pin pitch. Some future projects will require me to solder ICs with a .025" or a .o20" pin pitch.
I am looking at hot air rework stations and I want to get your input on them. I see prices that range from below $100 to almost $1000 for apparently the same function.
Here are some stations I have been looking at:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/968DB-SMD-S...173630?hash=item2eed44537e:g:8WYAAOSw9N1Vjms4
http://www.ebay.com/itm/898D-2in1-T...410106?hash=item56842821fa:g:JAgAAOSwQjNW9b~E
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hakko-850B-...649540?hash=item25b53fd5c4:g:ttAAAOSwoydWoUwP
Could someone with hands on experience with hot air stations share their experiences and equipment inputs with me.
Yes, I have already listened to the EEVblog on this topic.
Thank you
I, like everyone else, am having to deal, more and more, with surface mount devices. I have a good soldering station and I am OK with soldering SOIC package ICs with .050" pin pitch. Some future projects will require me to solder ICs with a .025" or a .o20" pin pitch.
I am looking at hot air rework stations and I want to get your input on them. I see prices that range from below $100 to almost $1000 for apparently the same function.
Here are some stations I have been looking at:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/968DB-SMD-S...173630?hash=item2eed44537e:g:8WYAAOSw9N1Vjms4
http://www.ebay.com/itm/898D-2in1-T...410106?hash=item56842821fa:g:JAgAAOSwQjNW9b~E
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hakko-850B-...649540?hash=item25b53fd5c4:g:ttAAAOSwoydWoUwP
Could someone with hands on experience with hot air stations share their experiences and equipment inputs with me.
Yes, I have already listened to the EEVblog on this topic.
Thank you