Wouter,

>From your experience is SMT soldering just perfect
with hot-air station?

John

--- Wouter van Ooijen <wouter@voti.nl> wrote:

> >>Is hot air capability mostly a desoldering aid?
> > Essentially Yes.
> 
> Agreed. I have a few soldering irons and a hot-air
> station. I use the
> hot-air only for desoldering. I bought it
> specifically for that purpose.
> 
> 
> >>Is it something I actually need to do limited work
> with
> >>SMDs?
> 
> If limited does not include de-soldering you don't
> need it. If it
> includes de-soldering anything with more than 3
> leads you definitely
> need it. But you might get by with a paint stripper
> and an improvised
> nozzle.
> 
> Wouter van Ooijen
> 
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