YH-899D 2 IN 1 REWORK + SOLDERING STATION - Any comments ?

[Ohad]

Hi,

Does anyone have any recommendations regard the device above ? Is its soldering staion good enough for soldering tiny things (0402 resistors etc ...)? How is its soldering quality compared to the Hakko FX-888 ?

[ablacon64]

It depends on what you want, FX888 is soldering iron only, that 899D has an extra hot air gun, you can do 0402 more precisely than with a soldering iron.
The basic difference is that FX888 is 70W while 899D iron is 50W.
I would grab a FX888 and another hot air "only" station. I always used "all in one" stations but I think now the quality of "dedicated" stations is better. The disadvantage is the space it will take on your workbench.

[T4P]

It depends on what you want, FX888 is soldering iron only, that 899D has an extra hot air gun, you can do 0402 more precisely than with a soldering iron.
The basic difference is that FX888 is 70W while 899D iron is 50W.
I would grab a FX888 and another hot air "only" station. I always used "all in one" stations but I think now the quality of "dedicated" stations is better. The disadvantage is the space it will take on your workbench.

Of course not. The 899D actually only costs 80$ in china! How do you compare a 80$ Yihua ALL-IN-ONE station and a 80$ Hakko station(If you are in the states)? Or the 898D ( which is similar i believe ) which only costs 40$ ...

[cs.dk]

I don't know the 889 version - I've got the 882 version, and it works like a charm. It's quite fast to get hot, compared to my Weller WHS40.
The only negative i have: The cables are short, and the stand for the iron is somewhat crappy.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YH-882D-PROFESSIONAL-2IN1REWORK-SOLDERING-IRON-STATION-/220836974351?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336ae8cf0f

[amyk]

It has a sensor on the iron too? Doesn't look like that from the pictures... just a standard Hakko-ish iron and a passive stand.

[cs.dk]

I haven't actually tested if there is a sensor in the iron triggered by the stand. Maybe i should confirm if there is or not.

[T4P]

It has a sensor on the iron too? Doesn't look like that from the pictures... just a standard Hakko-ish iron and a passive stand.

The ones with that stand is not "passive", they have a magnet in it just like the rest for the air wand but i'm not sure if it will work or not

I don't know the 889 version - I've got the 882 version, and it works like a charm. It's quite fast to get hot, compared to my Weller WHS40.
The only negative i have: The cables are short, and the stand for the iron is somewhat crappy.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YH-882D-PROFESSIONAL-2IN1REWORK-SOLDERING-IRON-STATION-/220836974351?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336ae8cf0f

Think of the 899 as the smaller version of the 882
These two are the brother of both the 882 and the 899 (EPIC LCD VERSIONS!)
http://gz-yh.en.alibaba.com/product/564312154-214293238/2_function_in_1_hot_air_solder_station_YIHUA_992D.html
http://gz-yh.en.alibaba.com/product/564451208-214293238/2_function_1_YH_995D_high_precision_LCD_show_SMD_rework_station.html
And the upgraded versions of the 882
http://gz-yh.en.alibaba.com/product/570579575-214293238/2_function_in_1_YIHUA_862BD_SMD_soldering_station.html
Smallest version of 898A+ ever
http://gz-yh.en.alibaba.com/product/221724740-214293238/YIHUA_868_Soldering_Station.html

[cs.dk]

It has a sensor on the iron too? Doesn't look like that from the pictures... just a standard Hakko-ish iron and a passive stand.

Just tested it - There is a sleeptimer in the iron. The stand is passive.
It could be a "ball switch" (sorry, don't know the correct term), something is rattling in the handle.

[cs.dk]

Think of the 899 as the smaller version of the 882
These two are the brother of both the 882 and the 899 (EPIC LCD VERSIONS!)
http://gz-yh.en.alibaba.com/product/564312154-214293238/2_function_in_1_hot_air_solder_station_YIHUA_992D.html

The new design is quite funky.. Gotta have one of these

[ablacon64]

Of course not. The 899D actually only costs 80$ in china! How do you compare a 80$ Yihua ALL-IN-ONE station and a 80$ Hakko station(If you are in the states)? Or the 898D ( which is similar i believe ) which only costs 40$ ...

I live in Brazil, so their costs are almost the same here (60% tax plus shipping + reseller "extortion"). I still think it's better an FX888 plus some other hot air station, separated stations one for each job.