pcjohn
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I don't know if I'd call it "cheap". It's pretty well constructed and I've yet to have anything
fail. We currently have 4 in use in the shop and the only issue we had was one
tech cranked the heat up to maximum and melted the gun.
I bought 2 more and have them stored for spares, expansion whatever because they
go out of stock from time to time and don't show up again for months.
And my favorite thing is they use Hakko 808 tips !
JD
fail. We currently have 4 in use in the shop and the only issue we had was one
tech cranked the heat up to maximum and melted the gun.
I bought 2 more and have them stored for spares, expansion whatever because they
go out of stock from time to time and don't show up again for months.
And my favorite thing is they use Hakko 808 tips !
JD
Since I started working on boards I found I *had* to have a desoldering station to remove chips, sockets, etc. You can do it with a hand tool but it is very time consuming. I'm pretty poor, so I looked around for a cheap but decent one and found the ZD-985.
http://a.co/2ld1D4z
I saw a review and for the money it seemed like it would do the job so I took a chance. I got it a few weeks back and I am TOTALLY happy with it. Yes, it's a cheap "China" unit, but it works fantastic. I bought this one for $149 on Amazon but I see it is up to $159 now.
Anyway, if you want to go a bit cheaper but still get a good unit, I recommend this one.
-Commander Dave

