Hot Air Rework Station Recommendations.

[Hootis Tigglebits]

My employer has allotted me up to $1600 for a new hot air station. The current one we have has a vacuum, foot pedal, and nozzles for different types of IC’s and gets used almost daily  We mainly use it to remove surface mount components down to 0603.  I need a replacement that is good quality and has similar features.  Can anyone provide me with recommendations? 

[thm_w]

Either buy the same unit, or get one of the various hot air stations that has been recommended here multiple times (use search feature) and a separate vacuum tool:

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/looking-for-hot-air-station/
https://www.tequipment.net/soldering-equipment/desoldering-equipment-rework-stations/

[KG7AMV]

None of the whizzbang features but This one works great.

Atten ST-862D

US Wholesaler link.
https://www.wholesalegadgetparts.com/atten-st-862d-hot-air-rework-station.html

[tooki]

My employer has allotted me up to $1600 for a new hot air station. The current one we have has a vacuum, foot pedal, and nozzles for different types of IC’s and gets used almost daily  We mainly use it to remove surface mount components down to 0603.  I need a replacement that is good quality and has similar features.  Can anyone provide me with recommendations?

What do you have now, and why are you replacing it?

[jbf]

Never heard of the Wholesale Gadget Parts site before, but if thats legit its a great price.  I ordered mine over the summer for $170 which was the cheapest at that time.

I bought mine at Newark.  Its exactly the same but has Newark's "Multicomp Pro" brand name on it instead.   They whitelabeled it basically.

https://www.newark.com/multicomp-pro/mp740784-us/hot-air-station-1kw-110vac-us/dp/27AK4391?CMP=e-email-sys-invoice-NA-Product

If the wholesale gadget site is legit that's a really amazing price.

[KG7AMV]

If the wholesale gadget site is legit that's a really amazing price.

Very Legit Store, Genuine Atten not the clones.

I myself and a bunch of others I personally know have bought form them! This is the longest I have seen them out of stock.