[sdiy] Aoyue 2702A+ re-work station

[cheater cheater]

Does it work well after those 20 minutes?

D.

On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 13:32, Tony Rolando <tony at makenoisemusic.com> 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.
>
> T
>
> Cary Roberts wrote:
>>>
>>> Anybody else used one of these re-work stations. Picked on up on sale
>>> last week. Having a real hard time getting any good use from this tool.
>>> I thought perhaps there was something I missed in set-up or use... the
>>> manual is only a couple pages long and leaves much to be figured out by
>>> experimentation.
>>>
>>> Here is the link:
>>>
>>> http://store.sra-solder.com/product.php/6268/26
>>>
>>
>> My experience with the same unit has been very poor.  There were numerous
>> defects with the unit and I do not believe they were unique to the unit I
>> received, but common to all Aoyue manufactured products.  While Aoyue
>> makes
>> clones of well known gear it all performs poorly from heating elements to
>> control electronics to sheet metal and plastics.
>>
>> The only product they made that was half usable was an infrared PCB
>> preheater.  A used Hakko or other name brand unit is a much better
>> investment.
>>
>> -Cary
>>
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