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My only concern is that it may not be powerful enough for working on the heavy solid power planes on a motherboard.The Aoyue 936 looks REAL nice for the money.
There's a company Circuit Specialists that sells a couple apparently identical clones to the Aoyue under the brand CSI. They also have a 70W sort-of clone the CSI-2901 that might help with those power planes. Also look at the products from a company called Madell. They have a Hakko clone that looks much nicer than the Aoyue for not much more. See here: http://www.madelltech.com/m3-8.html .Any other units in that price range I should look for, or is the Aoyue pretty much 'the' one to get for the money?
How much do these metcal stations usually sell for?
You can find an older model, PS-01, on Ebay for about $100. The nicer MX500 will run about $200-$250. I use a PS-01 and it is a dream.How much do these metcal stations usually sell for?
I just bought a Hakko 936 from Fry's a couple months back, and it's still available on their website.Yeah, I wouldn't skimp on a soldering station unless you're planning on using it only once or twice.
The hakko 936 I use is quite nice but I think its discontinued now.
anyone have any hot air rework stations? I'm all about buying quality tools, but I don't do a ton of SMD/BGA work, and I'd like something that will do it's job without killing my wallet. I've been looking at the Aoyue 85xA++ on ebay, and a few others. Anything <$150-200 shipped that you guys recommend?
i am a noob when it come to electronics but I am wanting to learn more. I just replaced a Cap on my monitor and the hardest part was desoldering the Cap. Would this be usefull for future soldering jobs? Aoyue 906 ESD Hot Air Station Soldering Rework System
I think that's overkill. I use the $11 RadioShack desoldering iron for removing caps, and it works great for me, even with the ginormous ground planes.i am a noob when it come to electronics but I am wanting to learn more. I just replaced a Cap on my monitor and the hardest part was desoldering the Cap. Would this be usefull for future soldering jobs? Aoyue 906 ESD Hot Air Station Soldering Rework System
Above soldering station is awesome, I might look into this.