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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Hot stations: Hakko and clones...

2004-05-13 by Leon Heller

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mpdickens" <md30022@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Hot stations: Hakko and clones...


>
> --- Phil <phil1960us@...> wrote:
> > I see a lot of hakko 850b clones on ebay for
> > 130-160.  does anyone have this station?
>
> If you can find a Pace that was made in the last 10
> years, buy it. No other rework station even comes
> close to the over all dependability or ease of
> reproducable results that a Pace gives.

Metcal equipment is much better, IMHO. It's very expensive new, but often
available at reasonable prices on eBay.

Leon

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