862D+ hot air station.

[Malachi]

I just purchased this, since I'm a novice, I thought it might be good enough.
Has anyone here used one?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/122048804047...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[ReeceyBurger123]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

Looks fine matey same as any other soldering or hot air station. Glad to see your investing in some good equipment

[budm]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

Please let us know how well its made on how well it holds up.
I wonder what the Wattage of the soldering iron is, it only shows total Wattage.

[Malachi]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

Please let us know how well its made on how well it holds up.
I wonder what the Wattage of the soldering iron is, it only shows total Wattage.

I already have a decent iron. I will probably only use if my hakko clone breaks.

[dick_barton]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

Must say about half the price of the one I bought without the soldering iron, which I did not need.
As ReeceyBurger123 says should work fine. Just don't have the airflow set too high which will blow your smd resistors/caps off the board if you are not careful.

[ReeceyBurger123]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

Must say about half the price of the one I bought without the soldering iron, which I did not need.
As ReeceyBurger123 says should work fine. Just don't have the airflow set too high which will blow your smd resistors/caps off the board if you are not careful.

+1 also the temperature for hot air even on multilayer boards does not need to be set over 360 degrees if any higher it will warp/burn the board.

[zeon22]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

nice price I think that I will try to find one for sale in the UK

[ReeceyBurger123]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

nice price I think that I will try to find one for sale in the UK

I actually use a Maplin 40w soldering iron which are £7 on ebay and some cheap 858d hot air station which is abiut £25 so works out cheaper.

Ive had both for about a year or two not an issue and Im able to preform chip level repairs with no lifted pads not about the equipment if you ask me but about your skill.

[dick_barton]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

+1 Agree. It is advisable to practice on redundant boards. Different packages require different amount of heat and time to remove successfully without lifting pads.

Edit
I also find Kapton tape useful to help sheild the heat from parts which are very close to the part you are removing and is cheap to buy off Ebay

[ReeceyBurger123]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

Yep Im able to unsolder and resolder caps on dual layer board with just a soldering iron just keep pads heated and slide old one out and new in with out lifting pads. Its hard to get used of the techniques but over time you will get it.

Also with K tape you have to be careful as if its not down properly and your using hot air it can pull up iff the board and lift parts with it I learnt that the hard way once.

[dick_barton]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

Thanks. Hasn't happened to me....yet, but I'll be keeping a careful eye out now that you've mentioned it.

[Malachi]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

I just ordered some kapton tape, 5mm and 10mm.
I assume when pulling it off, wait till things have cooled off for a while? Don't want to pull the component off with the tape?

[dick_barton]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

I just ordered some kapton tape, 5mm and 10mm.
I assume when pulling it off, wait till things have cooled off for a while? Don't want to pull the component off with the tape?

That's correct or you could pull off components. Let things cool right down and then remove.

[ReeceyBurger123]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

I just ordered some kapton tape, 5mm and 10mm.
I assume when pulling it off, wait till things have cooled off for a while? Don't want to pull the component off with the tape?

You couldn't be any more correct mate

[Malachi]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

Not sure if I want to attempt repairing a faulty tnpa5335 though. If I don't get it right most places on eBay refuse to work on boards if they've been worked on before and these boards are almost impossible to find.

[dick_barton]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

If you don't try you'll never gain the expertise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3IzrKcun8s

[Malachi]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

If you don't try you'll never gain the expertise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3IzrKcun8s

True but if I was a begginer at a body shop, the owner would probably prefer I work on the Chevy than the Ferrari whose parts are expensive and hard to find.

[dick_barton]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

True but if I was a begginer at a body shop, the owner would probably prefer I work on the Chevy than the Ferrari whose parts are expensive and hard to find.

In my experience I have found that people who have an interest can pick up skills extremely fast. Years ago we employed two youngster to give them a taste of electronics. Within weeks one of them could etch and build a circuit board far better than I could and I had been doing it for years.

[ReeceyBurger123]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

True but if I was a begginer at a body shop, the owner would probably prefer I work on the Chevy than the Ferrari whose parts are expensive and hard to find.

But your not at a body shop, your working on a Tv board, even if you rip a pad most of the time you can just reconnect it simply. At least give it a go.

[diif]

Re: 862D+ hot air station.

True but if I was a begginer at a body shop, the owner would probably prefer I work on the Chevy than the Ferrari whose parts are expensive and hard to find.

Nope, the garage owner gave me the apprentice, the Porsche to fix whilst he played with some clag on a dog turd coloured Nova saloon.