E-Bay sellers of Atten 858D+ Hot Air Rework Station that sell fake/genuine - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ErikTheNorwegian
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 08, 2013, 12:20:20 pm
content: Lets make a list over who, where the sellers that`s sells fake or genuine Atten 858D+ Hot Air Rework Station`s so we all can save both problems and money..So from who did you buy?What did you pay?Genuine or fake?What was wrong?

author: staxquad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2013, 12:13:42 am
content: well...I haven't got an Atten 858D+but...to get the thread going (depends on interest or timing) ...I've got a KADA 952D+So from who did you buy?direct from the manufacturerWhat did you pay?$105 shipped from ChinaGenuine or fake?genuineWhat was wrong?lacking the finishing touches from the manufacturer, listed below; no need for the soldering iron, so the unit is larger than if it was a dedicated hot air station (the worst fault)Went for it because I wanted an air pump, not a fan in a handle.After the fixes, the unit works, I'm satisfied, except for the fact that I will never use the soldering iron, so the unit is larger than needed.1- Power cable loose entering case, the hole was punched too big for the cable stop.2- Only 2 bolts securing the transformer, with no direct contact between the laminations and the case, instead, the bolts pulled the coils against the case. The transformer had a buzz because only two bolts were used, so the top had two corners of the laminations loose and the bottom had four corners of the laminations loose. No continuity to ground.3- The neutral was fused, not the hot.4- If the cable was plugged in, the circuit and transformer were always powered, no way to shut it all down without unplugging the cable. It was done this way so that cool down could occur before shutdown after the air station was turned off.5- The chassis wasn't grounded. The crimp on the ground cable connector was open, so when bolted on the chassis did not conduct, as were the two other ground connections using the same bolt.6- The fuse holder was plasticky flimsy (unable to withstand a desolder-resolder), rated at 10A, but had a 15A fuse in it, when the unit probably would require just a 3A fuse. The house circuit breakers would have probably tripped before that fuse.7- The soldering iron cable is very stiff.8- The soldering iron holder doesn't hold the soldering iron (fail).9- Air only starts after 5 on the air dial. I assume since the pump is using 120VAC to run that they forgot to replace the 100kohm pot with a 50kohm pot when they developed a 120VAC version.remedies:1- New thicker longer power cable, a piece of folded copper at the bottom of the hole and hot glue has made the cable immobile and solidly implanted.2- Added a switch to intercept the hot and neutral. So now the unit can be switched off (no power to the transformer and circuit board) while the cable is still connected to an outlet (my outlets are under the table).3- Added a light indicator in the front panel to indicate when the new power switch is turned on.4- New more robust fuse holder with a 5A fuse (3A later). Hot to fuse.5- Used a better soldered ground connection. Scraped some paint away for better ground connection at the connector and the 4 bolts holding the transformer.6- Added 2 more bolts (total 4) to fasten the transformer, and 4 brass feet to the chassis immobilizing the laminations and lifting the coils and cables from the chassis. No buzz. Ground confirmed.7- Still have to replace the 100kohm pot with a 50kohm pot for the air control.

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2013, 04:38:43 am
content: AS someone said: "If you see a fake Atten, you better turn around and run away as fast as possible"

author: dcel
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2013, 06:04:04 am
content: Not on feebay but...Quote from: dcel on October 26, 2013, 11:19:10 pmI took a look inside the unit for the usual noted problems and everything looked ok.Nothing miswired.Chris

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2013, 10:02:28 am
content: Umm do you mean fake or just one of the dozen rebadges? I'm pretty confidant Atten whores these out to anyone willing to pay for the different logo.

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 10, 2013, 10:21:17 am
content: You might find these videos interesting I like Yihua brand myself. From what I have seen of pictures their facilities and tech is better.Atten factory tourhttp://www.sparkfun.com/news/589Some good videos on Kada's operation. Last video is a Yihua demo.