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JBC CD-1BQE
Gandalf_Sr:
After watching Dave's Soldering Iron Power Delivery video I decided to buy a new JBC CD-1BQE soldering station. I own a Hakko FX951 which is nice but, like the 888D, it has the issue that it can't keep up with high heat-sink soldering jobs. For a long time, I've owned and used an Aoyue 2900 soldering station with the tips that plug into the handle and this has worked OK but the build quality of the Aoyue is poor to say the least, the elements have intermittent contact in the handle which I solve by twisting them around but, whenever this happens, the base unit beeps loudly. The plastic cover over the buttons keeps coming off but the heat performance of the Aoyue is the only thing I have that works for parts like large SMT power transistors that I have designed heatsink vias onto the PCB for and I'd like a better tool for that role.
The Aoyue seems to be no longer available so, given that this is a tool of my trade, I decided to order the JCB which was a brand I wasn't even aware existed until I saw Dave's video and, at $500 for the JBC 1BQE + 3 tips (C245001, C245030, and C245061) from Tequipment.net (with the eevblog discount) it's VERY expensive IMHO. Hope I'm going to like it.
If I weren't so busy, I'd design a replacement base unit for the $74 T210 handle as an open source project; from this thread it seems the design of the JBC base unit isn't that good.
Once my new JCB soldering station arrives, I'll let you know what I think.
GreyWoolfe:
I will be the first of the fanboys to pop up. You could have gotten a used Metcal MX-500 with a tip for about half that price. You can solder 2 1962 Volkswagon bumpers together with it. OK, so maybe I exaggerate a bit. ;D The MX-500 is production grade, will last forever, no knob fiddling and can easily solder anything you need to. Hope you enjoy the JBC. I also have a FX-951 which I bought before the Metcal. I looked at JBC but it was too rich for my blood at the time and it didn't come with tips so I got the Hakko and 5 tips with tip holders for quite a bit less.
martin1454:
Nice! im also looking into buying a CD-2BQE soon - Just awating for the right discount
It is pricey, but after playing a bit around with one of those, a weller WX1 and a metcal, I prefer the JBC -
let me know if you design that tool stand :)
Gandalf_Sr:
Hmmm, if you go to banggood.com and search for "T12", you get a bunch of cheap 24V irons that use what look like clones of a Hakko tip in the $25 to $50 range. The user reviews are pretty good; has anyone tried any of these?
snoopy:
I bought one of these JBC clones and it works well but I didn't need to ! After watching Defpoms video of the KSGER Hakko fx951 replacement controller it is by far a better controller than the original Hakko controller and has the ability to accurately calibrate each tip which no other iron controller offers !
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