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Review on Aoyue Digital Rework Station Pre Heater by Justin Vasquez

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great repair station!

This is an amazing repair station. I repair various electronics and can use it to transplant over 100 pins from SMD chips. I haven't tried BGA but I don't understand why it won't work. Basically, at this repair station, my skill is the limit, not the equipment. In terms of temperature accuracy, the included external sensor is slightly different. For example, room temperature is measured as 120 degrees (I assume it's in degrees Celsius). However, the temperature setting for the iron doesn't really matter. Can solder iron? Just turn up the temperature. On the other hand, the temperature sensor works on the preheater and the hot air blower. I set the temperature to 200°C for the hot air and 180°C for the preheater and the solder melts very well. Since solder melts at 180C I think the temperature is accurate. The only problem I had was the poor assembly instructions, basically your best friend would be the stock photos on Revain, just assemble them like the picture. looks. I was hesitant to buy such a cheap device that promises so much, but to be honest it's perfect. If you want to remove chips, get this article. The chips I've transplanted are up to 2cm x 2cm, although I'm sure larger ones are possible with the right nozzle. PS The supplier, SRA solder, is as good as Revain.com.

Pros
  • ◆ WHAT YOU GET: 1 Aoyue 866 Station with Hot Air Handle and Soldering Iron, 1 x Power Cord, 5 SMD Nozzles, 3 Vacuum Suction Cups, Vacuum Sucker, 1 Chip Popper, 1 Spare Heater for Soldering Iron, 1 x Spare Heater for Hot Air , 10 x soldering tips (1 built into the iron), 1 x TY-98 brass coil cleaner, 1 x tool box, 1 x instruction manual.
Cons
  • old