Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

[caprider]

Hey,

I'm looking for some recommendations of a decent quality soldering station and a separate hot air station. I'm just a hobbyist, so even if (ultra)premium tools are not required, I still want some good tools. They should be available in Europe.

I now have a TS100 and some soldering irons and looking for some better tools.

1. Soldering station, budget around 200-240€
JBC BT-2BWA seems to be a good product in the budget.

2. Hot air station, budget around 200€
Up to now I've found ATTEN ST-862D to be a good option.

What do you think about these products? Do you have some other recommendations in about the same budget, or lower budget if you think I get about the same quality.

Thanks.

[diif]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

I have the Atten, it's an awesome piece of kit.
Have a a look at the PACE ADS200, there's a big thread over on eevblog about it

[stj]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

get a JBC or a clone,
you will save a fortune in tip cost compared to the pace crap.

[diif]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

get a JBC or a clone,
you will save a fortune in tip cost compared to the pace crap.

The price is around the same for the tips for the Pace or JBC.
If the fake stations are like the one Northridgefix tried out the firmware is absolute garbage and the station was unusable.

[stj]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

there are lots of JBC compatable stations now - some have great reviews.
unlike a review i saw for the pace

[caprider]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

Why a knock off when you can get an original JBC at about the same price?

[ZeuzzTN]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

I have a cheap ZD 8908 hot air station using it i found :
It is good for small cms components that have exposed pads...
It is really bad for chips and IC's especially in multi-layer PCBs

[caprider]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

What are “cms components”?

[diif]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

there are lots of JBC compatable stations now - some have great reviews.
unlike a review i saw for the pace

Yes, I was looking at the i2c stations which seem garbage, the Aixun stations look good though, so good I bought the T3B. Half tempted to the the T3A also.

They are about a third of the price caprider.

[stj]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

Aixun reviews
https://www.youtube.com/c/Sdgelectronics/videos

[Eddy the Mad]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

Im looking for an update on my KSGER T12 also, T3A T245 clone, Pace ADS200 or save up for the real deal? (JBC)

[diif]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

The T3B beats the KSGER on power and doesn't have an iffy power supply. I've also bought a T3A after being impressed with the T3B. Watch the review stj links.

[Eddy the Mad]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

The T3B beats the KSGER on power and doesn't have an iffy power supply. I've also bought a T3A after being impressed with the T3B. Watch the review stj links.

Thanks, indeed looks half decent to me!

[itsaquestion]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

Indeed AiXun T3B is first option for nano and precise components.

[CapLeaker]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

Aixun reviews
https://www.youtube.com/c/Sdgelectronics/videos

Aixun T3A for me. And I am very happy with mine.

[stj]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

here is a question, can a T3a base run the smaller handle with micro-tips or is the cartridge voltage/sensor different?

[CapLeaker]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

No you can't run a T12 cartridge in the T245 pen using the T3A base station. You need the T12 pen to run T12 cartridges. I've got one and it works fine.

[stj]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

i didnt mean that,
i meant can a T3A base run a JBC micro-pencil intended for a T3B ?

[CapLeaker]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

AFAIK no. The plugs are different between the T3A and the T3B

[stj]

Re: Recommendations of quality soldering station and (separate) hot air station

just the plugs?