Tried a cheap hot air station for a week then switched back to my old one

I got a $75 hot air station from an online store to see if it could replace my older Weller unit. The cheap one took almost 90 seconds to heat up and the airflow was super uneven, making small resistors fly off the board. My Weller heats in 30 seconds and has steady air, so I went back to it after just three repair jobs. The difference in control was huge, especially on a tiny iPhone logic board. Has anyone found a good budget station that actually works for phone repairs?

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simono903d ago

Man, @jade_hunt48, my cheap one melted a plastic case once.

jade_hunt483d ago

Ninety seconds to heat up... that's just painful to wait for.