[sdiy] Aoyue 2702A+ re-work station

[Graham Atkins]

Lol....

On 16 Feb 2010, at 12:32, Tony Rolando wrote:

> Thanx for the replies.
> It seems that my experience is echoing that of Cary's. The solder  
> does not seem to make it all the way through the nozzle before it  
> solidifies. The only way I could explain this is that the heating  
> element just does not hold temp.
>
> The company I purchased from is telling me that i need to let the  
> 2702 heat up for 20 minutes before use! That's  funny.

So much for temperature control. Does this mean you have to wait 20  
minutes between joints !!. I don't know of any other system that  
requires that long.
Will they take it back and refund your money ?. I was looking at these  
on Ebay a while back. I'm glad I didn't buy one.

Graham