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Wes

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    Wes reacted to chassis2 in What do you look for or avoid in a good soldering station ?   
    There are many soldering stations that can produce heat to perform soldering or de-soldering tasks, but very few of them are ESD safe. Brand  names such as Hakko or Pace are higher in price due to the quality control that is designed into the equipment so that the technician is successful in component removal and replacement with out damage which can be caused by faulty cheap soldering equipment. If I had any concern that should not be overlooked while purchasing any soldering equipment it would be to make sure that it is ESD SAFE.
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    Wes reacted to petersouthern in What do you look for or avoid in a good soldering station ?   
    Funny that Jay as I have use all of the above including the Denon, but I have found a new way to remove the smd through the board pins.... Just put more flux on each pin and then remove and makes much easier with new solder.
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    Wes reacted to Lockin4u in What do you look for or avoid in a good soldering station ?   
    It's not just yours. These aren't high end stations. I owned one for about 6 months until the matching hot air station crapped out. I replaced the hot air unit with a Xytronic LF-852D. It's been working very well for several years now.
    I also purchased a JBC CD-1BB soldering station at the same time. I can honestly say that I had no idea what it was like to use a good solder station until I used the JBC unit. There is a marked difference that becomes instantly apparent when used the first time.
    I have these mounted in the van and use them in the field for the bulk of my SMD rework.
    I also have the same Xytronic hot air station as well as a Xytronic 988D soldering/desoldering station in the shop. I bought them as a package. While it seems to be a quality unit and it does hold temp better than the Aoyue, as well as having the added feature of the desoldering gun, it still does not compare to the JBC for soldering.
    One of the features about the JBC unit that I like best, besides the stellar temperature retention, is the quick change, hot swappable, hands free tip change design. No waiting for the iron to cool down to change tips. 
    One word about that though. Do not have the unit powered on and think you can get a tip, held in your hand, inserted before it burns the living crap out of your fingers... You won't. It heats that fast.
    I also use a handheld Denon SC-7000Z desoldering tool in the van for through-hole devise removal.
    http://www.howardelectronics.com/
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    Wes reacted to Locksmitherie in What do you look for or avoid in a good soldering station ?   
    Price no object, PACE soldering is the porn of the industry. They supply military with equ and training... The square thing at end of heat source is not an air concentrator... it contacts the device legs, so the solder melts on all legs simultaneously, without undue heat to device nor board and surrounding devices.
    Anyone want to get me a neato birthday gift this coming NOV, this would definitely not be treated like all those sweaters I have gotten over the years
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    Wes reacted to jacobnbr1 in What do you look for or avoid in a good soldering station ?   
    JBC is the best but the HAKKO 951 is an awesome substitute for the JBC as they are priced really high. My Hakko is ready to solder in 30 seconds no joke.
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    Wes reacted to Lockin4u in What do you look for or avoid in a good soldering station ?   
    You can't go wrong with JBC.
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    Wes reacted to petersouthern in What do you look for or avoid in a good soldering station ?   
    always try and go for individual units. When you buy these combined units then normally the solder iron is junk.
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    Wes reacted to JeffEilenberger in What do you look for or avoid in a good soldering station ?   
    I went by the stations that they used in the classes that I took ... I wound up with the Aoyue 868a
     
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