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Best Budget Soldering Iron?

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Psi:

--- Quote from: Mp3 on April 11, 2019, 09:42:13 am ---Is that or the 950D notably better than this, which i can get shipped within the usa for $22?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/YiHua-936-Rework-Soldering-Station-SMD-Desoldering-Solder-Iron-w-Stand-110V-US/381444146894?epid=1047266892&hash=item58cfd7c6ce:g:7ZMAAOSw0jFZpMkP&frcectupt=true

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The 936 uses the older 900M style tips which are shit.
You want something with the tip+heating element in one block, like T12 on 950D or the one i posted.

The old tip style has a small air gap between the element and the tip which makes the thermal characteristic total shit compared to the new tip+element designs.

Think of the old 900M style tips like a computer CPU without any thermal compound between the cpu and heatsink.
Its shit.

Shock:
The Hakko 936 clone stations use a 900M/T18 style tip which screws onto the iron over the heater, the Hakko FX951 clones (BAKON, KSER etc) use a T12 style cartridge tip which has a heater built in and is easily swapped. The TS100 may come with no power supply and has a bastardized T12 style cartridge and uses a hex locking screw. The other clones mentioned look like the iron from a Hakko 936 clone with a T12 cartridge sticking out, they are an absolute abomination.

See these, this what the Metcal/Thermaltronics/Pace/Hakko (name brand irons) actually look like. Now go back and look at the Chinese Quicko and DSK stations shown and pay close attention to the length of the T12 tip sticking out. The iron in the bottom right of the photo is a genuine Hakko FM2028 with a T12 tip.



Here is another view of the Bakon 950D, I don't own one of these (wanted something better and non Chinese) but plenty of people have brought them. As I mentioned though above, the ideal mix for me is a Bakon iron (handpiece) a T12 clone controller (I believe KSER had updatable firmware) and a non Chinese power supply. The KSER iron looked ok but I read something about quality issues.

Mp3:
Point taken, thanks!

It seems to me from what i can tell the difference between t12 and t13 for the 950d is only length of the iron part itself.... is this true? I watched the russian video with translated subtitles and did some more googling but from what i understand its just length?

paulca:
+1 For the TS100

Shock:

--- Quote from: Mp3 on April 11, 2019, 10:33:05 am ---Point taken, thanks!

It seems to me from what i can tell the difference between t12 and t13 for the 950d is only length of the iron part itself.... is this true? I watched the russian video with translated subtitles and did some more googling but from what i understand its just length?

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I updated the end of my last post.

Length of the iron not so important. You want a smallest distance between the end of tip and the lowest point where you can comfortably grip (working distance). I'm not saying go rush out and buy a Bakon but hopefully you see the point I'm making.

Regarding the clone T12/T13 difference I can't remember the specifics but the T12 is the more popular cartridge. It's possibly for the above reason the iron supplied with the T13 makes the tip stick out further.

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