Hi, Sorry If I confused the issue when I started, I am looking primarily for an hot air soldering/rework station or dual function. I already have a normal soldering station, but found that for some jobs the hot gun type works well= .. Forrest, do you have the temperature set right? Best Regards Luis On Mar 20, 2012 5:56 AM, "Forrest Christian" wrote: > These seem to be all hot air... is that what you are looking for? > > I never have had much luck with the whole hot air thing - I have an > CSI-825, and only seem to succeed in scorching everything. > > -forrest > > On 3/19/2012 2:40 PM, Luis Moreira wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > Need a bit of advice on purchasing a Soldering Station. until recently > we > > had a Duratool ZD 939 at work that was capable, but it failed a few wee= ks > > ago, most likely the heating element and since we are in a recession it > was > > decided that it is not worth repairing, as we do not use it that much. = I > > actually did, but mostly for my own projects. > > Anyway, it seems that now I need to get my own and I have been looking > at a > > few models, which seem quite good for a budget soldering/ rework > station. I > > have a budget of around =A3150, I can probably stretch it to =A3200, if= I can > > get it pass the missus :-) > > I looked at a few models on Ebay and such and would like your opinion o= n > > them or some other makes/models I may have missed. > > the models I looked at are: > > > > - Duratool ZD 939A > > - Kada 852D+ > > - WEP 852D+ probably the same as above with different badge. > > - WEP 872D+ > > - AOYUE 968 (which I really like) > > - CSI 825++ > > > > Your opinions and experiences are welcomed. > > > > Best Regards > > Luis > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .