I'm glad I stumbled across this discussion. I've been contemplating buying an Aoyue 968 for a couple of months now. Here's a good review on it: http://hackaday.com/2009/02/20/tools-aoyue-968-3-in-1-soldering-and-= rework-station. -Nathan --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .