Soldering Station/Iron recommendation....

[eried]

(07-21-2015 05:12 PM)Dave Frederickson Wrote:  

(07-21-2015 04:58 PM)eried Wrote:  I have no complains in 3 years since I got this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-ATTEN-AT8586...3f49f402b6

That's pretty nice, Erwin. It looks like it'll work for heat shrink tubing and lifting labels, too.

$150 on Amazon in the U.S.

Frying pans have also been used for reflowing surface mount parts, but that's a little out of my comfort zone, although I suggest a good non-stick surface.

Dave

I normally use the rework part to remove/replace smd parts, it comes with a little adaptor to output a thin flow of air so it is not that hard to use with some tweezers. It just needs a little practice with levels of heat. To be a cheap-brand chinese product it feels quite reliable.