There was a thread by the same name that Vasile started a year ago. We've
been using the CSI 825A+ workstation for a few months, but just like its
predecessor (also a CSI unit) it stopped working after a few months of use.
It will get to the target temperature, work OK for a couple of minutes, then
the heating element would turn off, even though the "actual" temperature
reading would still be within the desired range. If you click the up/down
buttons a couple of times, it would start showing the true temperature, go
down to about 100F, and then start heating again.

Long story short, we're now looking for a replacement. The workstation that
someone suggested to Vasile is an overkill for our application (desoldering
TSSOP ICs):

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7608385365

This unit looks about right price-wise:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ120114922280

Any comments/suggestions are welcome.

Thank you,

Vitaliy 

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