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| tretecou:
Hello there, I am an electronic newbie from Slovakia, that is searching for the cheapest possible, not explosive soldering station. I read many forums stating that 2in1 is bad, Chinese products mostly go brrrr, and also that old Hakko is reliable. Everything would be fine, but I don't have the budget for a Hakko nor anything relatable. I'm talking about spending 60€ and less on both iron and hot air station. I want to start repairing electronics at home, just a hobby, maybe fix a laptop here or there, get some money out of it eventually... I like repairing stuff, doesn't matter what. It isn't supposed to be professional use. I also wanted to try and snag a "broken" laptop (or more :D) off of eBay, since there's a lot for good prices at german ebay. So I would like to ask you guys a few questions.... Do you have experience with the jcd 8898 from banggood? Have you ever tried fixing broken electronics from ebay or any other site? Since I live in a country where not many ppl throw away pricey things, sometimes a few solid ones appear at the dumpster, not much, I can't really do that. Or do you recommend a better 2in1 station? Doesn't have to even be 2in1 just two pieces of equipment in the budget, that won't die after a few months. I am open to any kind of modding tutorials, to make my equipment safer. Thanks in advance, link to the station below. Any answer appreciated ! :) Edit: If this is in the wrong cathegory please notify me :D, and if anyone also knew a good way to get a lab bench power supply, would be amazing! (https://www.banggood.com/JCD-8898-2-in-1-750W-Soldering-Station-Hot-Air-Gun-Heater-LCD-Digital-Display-Soldering-Iron-Welding-Rework-Station-for-Cell-phone-BGA-SMD-PCB-IC-Repair-p-1721250.html?cur_warehouse=CN&ID=523699&rmmds=search) |
| Algoma:
With all the competition in the Chinese house warmers (fire hazards) you often get exactly what you pay for. If that's all that a budget permits, I would try to push just a tiny bit higher, even a small increase in cost is often a vast increase in relative quality. Try to find teardowns so you can see what's inside. The somewhat better ones will often already show you what's inside because they're willing to show least some effort in a product design. Never buy the cheapest one, go for the second cheapest one, at least. Quite often they'll even eliminate the safety fuse, then hot glue the power connector into the case to save a few pennies. Look for screws .. using screws, and installing them cost money. Be aware, that if you remove the cable for that hot air wand, there is often live mains voltage at one of the exposed pins inside the socket that operates the heater element.. and don't damage the cable or accidentally touch the exposed metal hot end. it can also become mains voltage upon contact with the heater inside, after a bit of wear and tear to the thin heat shielding inside. .. You can potentially get both burned and electrocuted at the same time just from dropping the tool a few times.. or let it come in contact with a properly grounded case, such as a of an nearby power supply or computer. the resulting short to ground will likely destroy more than the tool. I found the T12 Digital Stations are pretty good, such as KSGER or even the Quicko, something with replaceable tips. That SMD rework station I would buy separate. Those low cost 2 in one stations are compact, but the extra cables are often in the way when not used, and more likely to loose function of both tools when one fails. |
| tretecou:
Thank you for a response, i guess ill still go for it and try to modify it myself. If you dont mind spending a bit i can post a link to some teardowns, im not good at judging things just by looking... i am really just a guy whos trying to start somewhere, but i cant really spend that much. I know, i know, the more i spend, the better mostly, but the less ill spend, the more I will have for something else. So i will give it a try and i will do a teardown MYSELF, maybe you guys will learn something and help me and more people. Thank you :D It performs decently well, in terms of desoldering, soo i guess ill give it a try, there was a video of someone actually measuring if the iron tip and heat gun metal body are grounded, and they actually were. Can't find it now. The links: () - a small teardown in indonese? idk () - another teardown, in english |
| Algoma:
Clip connectors on the power supply, heat-shrink tube over the wires at the switches. Surge protection on the power supply, Protection Fuse in the IEC connector. Its actually not terrible, minor details give away that it was built down to a price, but still some effort at being somewhat better than its competition. If that one fits your budget, I'm alright with recommending that choice as a good starting tool. |
| thm_w:
I would not buy a 2-in-1 and instead buy a T12 clone as mentioned above, and an 858 hot air station. But I doubt you will beat the price of that thing you linked. This is the correct section of the forum BTW: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/ |
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