First soldering kit - recommendations?

This one is a part for part knock off of a Hakko 936 which is a damn good soldering iron. It saw heavy use for over 8 years before the heating element in the iron died. The replacment iron is really cheap on ebay. I don't need it and if you to pay shipping and replace the iron which simply unscrews, you can have it. This, a cheap solder sucker and some solder wick will have you up and running.

I highly recommend practicing on some type of junk boards like the chassis's out of your donor tv's before working on anything with real value.
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Man, I'm still using my solder sucker and home depot iron. Its been ok thus far.

Haha yeah I'm in the same category. A couple of 20$ irons, decent solder sucker, and solder wick. I would like more expensive tools one day to get things done faster in general eventually but for now I don't have enough to work on to justify it anyway.
 
When you get experienced enough. You can make any crappy tool sing and dance..

Get a soldering station that has temperature control..
Get.a hakko desoldering station..
Get a small heat gun desoldering station..
Get a manual solder sucker..
Get some flux..
Get some solder wick..
Get some silver coated wire.
Get some wire wrap wire..
Get some sockets..
Get some capkits hots and flybacks..

After 5 years if do repairs, you should know all the different ways to solder and desolder and have figured out which is the fastest and easiest way to do it for you..
 
I have been very happy with Aoyue equipment, i own a soldering station, de-soldering gun and a hot air station. all work great and i can get parts with out issue.

https://www.sra-solder.com/

Start here in my mind, best $23 you can spend
https://www.sra-solder.com/aoyue-basic-soldering-station-936-refurb
Jason
It took Amazon sending 3 Aoyue basic adjustable soldering irons before I got a working one. 6 months after I got the working one, it would barley get hot enough to melt solder. It was evicted to the trash can after that. I have a different generic one now that's been kicking for about 2 years. Also have Hakko 808 that I hope to be buried with.
 
It took Amazon sending 3 Aoyue basic adjustable soldering irons before I got a working one. 6 months after I got the working one, it would barley get hot enough to melt solder. It was evicted to the trash can after that. I have a different generic one now that's been kicking for about 2 years. Also have Hakko 808 that I hope to be buried with.


Yes. Maybe things have changed with Aoyue, but I worked with their Hakko 808 knockoff that a friend of mine bought a couple of years ago (I've had a real 808 for years), and the heater burned out after literally 15 minutes of use.

They sent a replacement (a month later, after multiple phone calls), and I had to spend an hour installing it myself. In taking it apart I discovered how cheap the construction is compared to the Hakko.

It also had a spring-like basket mechanism in the chamber to catch the solder (probably to keep it from touching and melting the sides, which I'm guessing are not a heat-resistant plastic), and it was a major PITA to clean. The Hakko design is infinitely better. I wouldn't waste my money on it, but maybe they've improved since then. YMMV.
 
This one was $65 shipped from Ebay and so far I've had it about 2 years, it works great and has a 12v power supply for some reason. Came with an assortment of different tips and other goodies. It also will accept Hakko tips and solder irons.
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I got a Yihua 937 probably about 2 years ago, it's a cheap Hakko clone but the EEV blog guy recommended it and I've been really happy with it. It's got good temp control and a digital readout. I think I paid $50 for mine but they've dropped to $35 since its a clone of an older model. I have a $15 Chinese desoldering pump, just one of the soldapult+electricity deals in a stand next to it and together they've been great for chassis work. Over the last year or so I've capped 15+ monitors. If you're a hobbiest and want to do one or two chassis a month without a big investment this is way better than the collection of Radio Shack Wellers I was using before. It works with Hakko tips too.
 
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