Killer deal- $200 hot-air SMD station with vaccum pickup
Jun 11, 2003 at 4:00 AM Post #2 of 3
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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