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DEADLY WIRING FAULT ; Atten 858D+ Hot Air Rework Station
T4P:
it's due to the thin wires but hey 1ohm is STILL much lower then 10k ohms
akcoder:
I thought I would add my voice to the mix here. I received my W.E.P. 858D today. Like everyone else, my unit was miswired. However some of the more glaring problems others had were not present on my unit.
What was right?
* Properly switched on the hot leg
* The tip is grounded
* The case is grounded
* The fan wasn't butchered! No tool or cut marks on it
What was wrong?
* Fused on the neutral leg
* 1/8" (3 mm) diameter blob of solder in the handle underneath the pcb just waiting to come loose and short stuff out
* The solder on the pcb in the handle looked pretty bad, but that could be due to my lack of experience with lead-free solder...
-dan
T4P:
If you see dull solder joints it's definitely bad joints, i have never seen a china brand product with lead-free
Fused on the wrong leg? That's what they do to save money, >:(
amyk:
--- Quote from: T4P on September 15, 2012, 04:51:19 am ---If you see dull solder joints it's definitely bad joints, i have never seen a china brand product with lead-free
Fused on the wrong leg? That's what they do to save money, >:(
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When was the last time you bought electronics from China? They've been lead-free for years (RoHS), and leaded solder is becoming more expensive.
Monkeh:
--- Quote from: T4P on September 15, 2012, 04:51:19 am ---If you see dull solder joints it's definitely bad joints, i have never seen a china brand product with lead-free
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Yeah, right..
--- Quote ---Fused on the wrong leg? That's what they do to save money, >:(
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... It doesn't save any money. They probably do it because they don't care, as many countries don't even bother with with polarised connections.
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