I just bought myself a Quick 706W SMD Rework station and it’s really good. But this is also great for a budget. Assuming that it’s not miswired which leads to a fire hazard
@@Slot1Gamer the 706 is basically a 957 with a junk soldering station built in. But i bought it locally for a cheaper price. And the wattage doesn’t really matter, the real thing is if it’s a fire hazard. EEVblog made a video on a similar station that blew up
Your review definitely made a inpact on my decision. Will be keen to learn SMD soldering to expand my repair work, also good for heat shrink and beats a lighter for sure! Glad theres other aussies making videos of budget equity like this. Thankyou!
the question is does it last long ? I've read several review about these budget hot air stations , if you're unlucky they last a few days , a week , or a month . I think it's better to choose a model , but before purchasing it , look on TH-cam it common fault , and how to fix it
In the early days, cheap stations were pretty bad. The most common issue was the controller crashing and burning up the heater, I am yet to have any modern stations with this problem. I had one station once that if you turned the fan speed past 95 it would crash the controller after a few minutes. I am yet to notice any early signs of issues with this one
This is good for laptops and other boards, on really thick stuff like car ECU or current consoles you may need a pre-heater (which is always better to use anyway) But you are just starting so go with something like this
You can purchase the hot air station directly:
www.weptools.com/products/959d-ii
(The units now ship with a stainless nozzle holder)
I just bought myself a Quick 706W SMD Rework station and it’s really good. But this is also great for a budget. Assuming that it’s not miswired which leads to a fire hazard
Yeah the smaller quicks are also good
This station is a little higher wattage than the 706
Both are good options
@@Slot1Gamer the 706 is basically a 957 with a junk soldering station built in. But i bought it locally for a cheaper price. And the wattage doesn’t really matter, the real thing is if it’s a fire hazard. EEVblog made a video on a similar station that blew up
The wattage matters for very thick boards
That can happen with any product from China that hasn’t gone through QA
Your review definitely made a inpact on my decision. Will be keen to learn SMD soldering to expand my repair work, also good for heat shrink and beats a lighter for sure!
Glad theres other aussies making videos of budget equity like this.
Thankyou!
Glad I could help 😁
Thank you for the great info, and double thank you for not having background music!
Thank you for watching the video, I'm glad it was useful in some way.
I am uploading another hot air station review shortly actually, as well haha
RF4 has a unit with the fan in the base station capable of delivering 1000W for that same price...
Link?
Will watch this in full tomoz
the question is does it last long ? I've read several review about these budget hot air stations , if you're unlucky they last a few days , a week , or a month . I think it's better to choose a model , but before purchasing it , look on TH-cam it common fault , and how to fix it
In the early days, cheap stations were pretty bad.
The most common issue was the controller crashing and burning up the heater, I am yet to have any modern stations with this problem.
I had one station once that if you turned the fan speed past 95 it would crash the controller after a few minutes.
I am yet to notice any early signs of issues with this one
I'm looking for a hot air station to start working on laptop repairs... would it be a good option? Or is it better to go for a better one?
Depends on what you are soldering, just tell me
This is good for laptops and other boards, on really thick stuff like car ECU or current consoles you may need a pre-heater (which is always better to use anyway)
But you are just starting so go with something like this
Thank you!
You're welcome!