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ATTEN AT8586 2 in 1 Soldering Station, is it worth it.
HB9EVI:
Except for the overall flimsy quality, this was a main reason I sold again my Youyue 852D hot air station; you could easily call that a death trap with the 230V on that mic socket - that's simply not acceptable.
my advice would be to
1. go for 1 solder iron station and 1 hot air rework station
2. invest some more bucks in something decent
those solder and rework station are maybe cheap, but it's nothing you're going to spend a longer time - so it turns out to be true again:
buy cheap, buy twice
wasyoungonce:
Look I know it’s dangerous very dangerous but if you can rewire the hot air pwr lead thru something like a 230v plug cord grip it will fix this issue. Remove this socket plug completely heatshrink joins. Problems is the insulation on the pins backshell or plug cannot withstand 220VAC and will leak (to the case shell or other pins) and eventually arc over, the case can now become live.
I’ve seen this actually happen.
Anyway it’s too big a risk to ignore. There are links on the net how to modify or return it for a “safer unit”. I cannot undestimate the danger with this arrangement. The solder iron plug passed 24~30VAC which is low enough to be considered reasonably safe. The hot air gun passes power from a triac @ 220VAC Which is just not on. Sorry to bearer of bad news to you
Brendan
TheGeologist:
Thanks for the heads up guys.
I've check the innards again, this time with a multimeter, and can confirm that the output power supplied to the hot air gun is 28V not straight through 240V.
The device works on the various output voltages from the transformer which are conveniently printed on the top of it (see attached photo).
So while the socket is bodge I don't think it's likely to do me in.
Still very glad of the warning!
wasyoungonce:
If it’s 28VAC it’s ok but do measure the heater element voltage and or trace it from it’s voltage controller triac. 28VAC Sounds like iron voltage but hey I’m guessing measure it at the element and triac
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