Is a 75W soldering station suitable for soldering electronics?

[heygeorge]

Is a 75W soldering station, such as the AiXun T3BS, suitable for soldering electronic components

[heygeorge]

AiXun T3BS: https://www.aixuntech.com/product/t3bs-integrated-75w-best-soldering-irons-and-station-for-electronics-repair-of-2023/

[wraper]

It's made particularly for soldering electronics.

[Infraviolet]

Check that you can get multiple diferent types of tip for it.

[slavoy]

The T210 type is very efficient, but it doesn't have as wide a range of available tips as the T245, especially when it comes to larger tips. However, it solders very well.

[EPAIII]

$132???

At that price I would look for a name brand instead of some unknown brand that may disappear overnight - just when you need a new tip or some replacement part.

The two biggies are:
Weller (I have one: 50 years old and going strong. Zero problems.)
Hakko (Very popular brand that I have used, but I prefer Weller.)

Others I would consider:
NTE
Tenma (My second station and it works just fine. Also about 1/3rd the price of my Weller or the one you ask about.)

Not a complete list by any means.

Do look for temperature regulation and changeable tips. 40 to 60 Watts is a good power level for a first soldering station.

[wraper]

Tenma (My second station and it works just fine. Also about 1/3rd the price of my Weller or the one you ask about.)

Why would you buy rebranded Chinese crap with 2-3x inflated price? I'd only buy those as returned items coming from a back door of Farnell/Newark for a fraction of original price.

[EPAIII]

Touche!

Actually I did buy it knowing it was Chinese made. I needed a second iron for my second electronic bench and the price was right; only about 33% of what our OP is talking about. And it is not a completely unknown brand. Hopefully tips are still available for it.

I have had it for about 5 or 6 years and it is still going strong. Not as long as my Weller, but the Weller has a real good head start.

Tenma (My second station and it works just fine. Also about 1/3rd the price of my Weller or the one you ask about.)

Why would you buy rebranded Chinese crap with 2-3x inflated price? I'd only buy those as returned items coming from a back door of Farnell/Newark for a fraction of original price.

[SiliconWizard]

$132???

At that price I would look for a name brand instead of some unknown brand that may disappear overnight - just when you need a new tip or some replacement part.

It supports JBC C210 tips, so tips will be available. Genuine JBC stations start at around 4 times that price. And yeah, those JBC tips are great IMHO.
So there's definitely rationale for buying something like this if you're short on cash. Whether this particular one is even worth its price, I don't know. But you won't get anything close to this at $130 from any major brand, if you consider the tips which again are the main selling point of those stations IMO, JBC or cheap equivalents.