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Offline requimTopic starter

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Infrared vs Hot Air for Rework Stations
« on: January 03, 2012, 07:01:48 pm »
It seems as if the higher end rework stations all use infrared instead of hot air.  What are the advantages/disadvantages of using infrared instead of hot air? I assume one advantage is that infrared can be focused more tightly.  Anything else?
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Re: Infrared vs Hot Air for Rework Stations
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2012, 09:22:38 pm »
Not blowing small parts away appears to be a convenient advantage.
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Re: Infrared vs Hot Air for Rework Stations
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2012, 10:17:59 pm »
Infrared doesn't work too well on shiny things.

It's more difficult to get accurate temperature with infrared.
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Re: Infrared vs Hot Air for Rework Stations
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2012, 12:30:35 am »
Quote from: alm on January 03, 2012, 09:22:38 pm
Not blowing small parts away appears to be a convenient advantage.

I would agree, however I've never had any problems with parts blowing away or shifting while using a heat gun.
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