QUICK 861PRO 1300W - Voice commands

[Zucca]

Quick 861 Pro Lead-Free Smart Hot Air Desoldering Station

• 1300W high power,Intelligent PID linear temperature
• Full viewing angle HD color screen，Dynamic temperature display
• AI voice control，Free your hands and move freely
• Using brushless vortex fan,Long life and low noise,70L/min large air volume,Low pressure
• cooling hibernation,Protect hot air handle,Extend heating core life
• Compact handle, ergonomically designed

PDF nanual here

wondering if anybody already got it, would be nice to hear some impression...

PS: seems like the voice commands are a feature that once you tried you can't go back anymore...
PSS: I already PM Steve... he should do a review...

[thm_w]

If you can just say "two fifty" and it changes to 250C... maybe see it being usable for some people. But my guess is it won't be that simple.

At least they put dedicated CH1/CH2/CH3 presets on the front, those are actually useful to have. The TR1300A did not have those for some reason.

[ataradov]

There is a full list of supported commands (6 full pages). I don't know if it would understand anything else. To set 250, you would have to say "Temperature to Two Five Zero". It looks like a pretty basic voice recognition, not the modern "AI".

I don't see this being useful in a shared lab or production environment.

[Zucca]

At least they put dedicated CH1/CH2/CH3 presets on the front, those are actually useful to have. The TR1300A did not have those for some reason.

There are 4 CH presets! Big plus for me!

[Zucca]

I don't see this being useful in a shared lab or production environment.

No doubt, this is why you can deactivate the  "AI"    voice recognition.
I am alone in the lab.... so no issue here.

In my little experience with hot air gun, there is no point to set a precise temp.
The main work is to  adjust the gun distance and heating time by the user hand.

It is always safer to start from a lower temp, this is why a need 1 or 2 iterations by bumping the temp up to get it right.
Don't get me wrong, the more experience you have the quicker you are as always.

Anyway if I could just say something instead to press a button (by look somewhere else and/or by interrupting the soldering job) I imagine it could be very practical.
This is all in my speculations, this is why I started this thread to get a real life feedback...

[jwehle]

I'm also interested in this product and hoping someone can share their experiences.

Some random questions are:

  1) How useful is furnace mode?

  2) When cooling is activated does the unit actively ramp down the temperature so to minimize
      thermal stress (i.e. something like 4 degrees C per second) or does it just completely turn
     off the heater and depend on the thermal mass of the heater to provide a "ramp")?

  3) Do nearby lights flicker or does the unit have a sufficient filter?

PS: No interest in voice recognition ... turning it off will probably be the first setting I change.

[Zucca]

Seems like they are selling like hot pan cakes.
I got one from Aliexpress for $355 plus change, shipping and tax included.

Stay tuned.

  1) How useful is furnace mode?

If you are doing the same big chip reballing over and over again, I think maybe yes.
For normal every day use, not so sure.

  2) When cooling is activated does the unit actively ramp down the temperature so to minimize
      thermal stress (i.e. something like 4 degrees C per second) or does it just completely turn
     off the heater and depend on the thermal mass of the heater to provide a "ramp")?

Does it make a big difference in the heater life time?
IMHO the big point is to take the energy out when the heater is off, so it will not "cook off" with no air flow and degrade.
Also in your proposal, the cooling time will take much longer... don't know if I want that.

  3) Do nearby lights flicker or does the unit have a sufficient filter?

I hope the EMI filter is enough, if not it should be an easy upgrade.

PS: No interest in voice recognition ... turning it off will probably be the first setting I change.

I was in your position, now I'm not so sure anymore. I will give it a try and report back.

[jwehle]

My question regarding using the cooling feature was in terms of safely cooling the piece being reworked.

[Zucca]

ah,

I normally do it manually by slowly increasing the distance between the gun and the board... but I rarely do that... if you need something more reproducible/controlled I would try to run a profile in furnace mode.

My guess is turn off and cool as fast as possible, anyway I will try of the cooling function and report back...