[sdiy] Aoyue 2702A+ re-work station

[Tony Rolando]

I'm going to give that a try today. I'll get back to you in about 30 
minutes.

T

cheater cheater wrote:
> 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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