Need help with choosing the right soldering station and some advice :) - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: tretecou
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 02, 2021, 06:00:41 pm
content: Hello there, I am an electronic newbie from Slovakia, that is searching for the cheapest possible, not explosive soldering station. I read many forums stating that 2in1 is bad, Chinese products mostly go brrrr, and also that old Hakko is reliable. Everything would be fine, but I don't have the budget for a Hakko nor anything relatable. I'm talking about spending 60€ and less on both iron and hot air station. I want to start repairing electronics at home, just a hobby, maybe fix a laptop here or there, get some money out of it eventually... I like repairing stuff, doesn't matter what. It isn't supposed to be professional use. I also wanted to try and snag a "broken" laptop (or more) off of eBay, since there's a lot for good prices at german ebay. So I would like to ask you guys a few questions.... Do you have experience with the jcd 8898 from banggood? Have you ever tried fixing broken electronics from ebay or any other site? Since I live in a country where not many ppl throw away pricey things, sometimes a few solid ones appear at the dumpster, not much, I can't really do that. Or do you recommend a better 2in1 station? Doesn't have to even be 2in1 just two pieces of equipment in the budget, that won't die after a few months. I am open to any kind of modding tutorials, to make my equipment safer.Thanks in advance, link to the station below. Any answer appreciated !Edit: If this is in the wrong cathegory please notify me, and if anyone also knew a good way to get a lab bench power supply, would be amazing!(https://www.banggood.com/JCD-8898-2-in-1-750W-Soldering-Station-Hot-Air-Gun-Heater-LCD-Digital-Display-Soldering-Iron-Welding-Rework-Station-for-Cell-phone-BGA-SMD-PCB-IC-Repair-p-1721250.html?cur_warehouse=CN&ID=523699&rmmds=search)

author: Adrian_Arg.
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 02, 2021, 06:25:38 pm
content: Hello friend, I am testing a YIHUA 8786D and for now excellent results, and cheap, the only downside that it takes to turn off the heat gun, until it reaches 100 ° it does not turn off, it is to protect the resistance, also the good thing is that 10 minutes after stopping the soldering iron it goes to rest.https://es.aliexpress.com/item/33001446279.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.48887125u2bLtw&algo_pvid=2c2c7bb4-abaf-4a9e-b529-704e33f1ab84&algo_expid=2c2c7bb4-abaf-4a9e-b529-704e33f1ab84-11&btsid=0bb0624016122904188103603e0bd6&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_in spanishHola amigo, estoy probando una YIHUA 8786D i por ahora excelentes resultados, y barata, la unica pega que tarda en apagar la pistola de calor, hasta que no llega a los 100° no apaga, es para proteger la resistencia, ademas lo bueno es que a los 10 minutos de dejar de usar el cautin entra en reposo.

author: tretecou
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 02, 2021, 06:39:41 pm
content: Thank you, i have also considered this model, but since i found the much cheaper one, i guess ill shoot the rng revolver, and well, if anything bad happens ill try to fix or refund... It looks like it is a solid product at least from looking at teardowns on youtube, theyre mostly foreign, but the wiring and pcb looks solid, which tells me they care about their product. Also it has a lot of positive reviews, at least on aliexpress and banggood. So i may be the first one to test it. Ill post a review then if everything goes fine