857 SMD Rework Station - scammed again

[Pat Pending]

Another US ebay bargain.

This is a Ya Xun 857 SMD Rework Station sent with a empty plastic container "substituted" for the transformer and air pump.

The label says its a 220V unit though the seller sends it with a 110 US plug with brown/blue power lead...an
odd assortment of world standards.

Someone went to a lot of trouble to produce a mold for that plastic box so possibly there's more units like this out there.

[SeanB]

Does it actually have a heater in the handpiece, or is it just a dummy set there.

[Pat Pending]

Does it actually have a heater in the handpiece, or is it just a dummy set there.

The handset looks more complete with ceramic heater and sense reed relay.

[tom66]

It seems like an awful lot of bother to go through with. For example, the PCB is fully populated. I know it doesn't cost much but still. Perhaps some nightlies done by a dodgy production manager?

[sleemanj]

Another US ebay bargain.

My Google-Fu is failing me, I can only find one of these on ebay by "sush_kr", a closed listing Jan 3rd for $150 stated as "defected" (I'm guessing here the price was mistyped, as was defective), and a current listing for $15 stated as "doesn't work, needs to be fixed".

Any chance you bought from that user?

[nanofrog]

Definitely file a claim with eBay, they should refund your money (assuming you paid w/ PayPal).

If you're still interested in that format, you can get it as a Quick 957 (genuinely a US voltage model). FWIW, the 861DW I have is better built than any of the Chinese brand units I've seen the innards of. There are photos of the 861DS owned by another member, wraper (his is a 220V).

The seller is the outfit I purchased mine through (seems they're being used as a sales portal for quick-usa, which is the manufacturer's US operation). Was well packed, and everything went fine. Cheaper than MCM Electronics as well, and you can also find them on eBay (seller = quick-usa) or ToolKing (part of Tonzof somehow).

Hope this helps. 

[VK3DRB]

You got off lightly.

A now defunct big equipment and music store in Australia called Brash's imported a full 40 foot shipping container load of radios in from Hong Kong. Inside each radio was nothing. They were empty cases with pots on the front and a tuning dial and a power cord out the back, made to look like they were complete. The Hong Kong manufacturer had flown the coop.

[amyk]

Are you sure there's nothing inside that box?

Looks like an originally functioning unit modified for hiding something. This idea isn't new. Otherwise I don't see why they would neatly tape off the mains input cord and still leave it connected to the fuseholder.