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Killer deal- $200 hot-air SMD station with vaccum pickup

post #1 of 3
6/10/03 at 8:54pm
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http://www.web-tronics.com/esdsacpucore.html

Lots of tips for it availible, too.

(mods- if this belongs in the FS/T forum, I'd be much obliged if it was moved there... sorry for the inconvenience)
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post #2 of 3
6/11/03 at 1:00am
Keep in mind that SMD stations are much more useful for circuit rework/repair than assembly, and are useless for through hole audio circuits (ie any of the projects you'll see here).

The ocassional SMD part you'll run into will be much easier to solder with a good temp controlled iron with a small tip, not to mention much cheaper.

And finally, the hot air stations need to be used with $$$ solder paste, which is normally sold in huge packages and needs to be refrigerated....


This is a good price, but probably still a waste of $200 for a hobyiest....
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post #3 of 3
6/11/03 at 1:16am
Using a toaster oven for SMD assembly
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