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Title: Soldering station Post by: orienz on March 25, 2013, 05:28:45 AM Hey guys,
What soldering station do you use? I want something GOOD...but still I don't really want to spend thousands of dollars. I am primairly going to do EDC17 stuff and of course sometimes fix bricked ECUs (like de-soldering EDC15 chips and programming them manually due to bad checksum, interrupted programming process etc). I have very limited experience when it comes to soldering. Thank you! Title: Re: Soldering station Post by: k0mpresd on March 25, 2013, 09:32:57 AM very limited experience and smd soldering do not go together well.
you need a good basic skill set before attempting smd work. a good station isnt going to automatically make your skills good. Title: Re: Soldering station Post by: orienz on March 25, 2013, 01:13:18 PM Do you suggest that I read books about it first? :-) It's soldering. You learn by doing it...and I need the right tools to do it. I want to buy a good station and forget about it rather than buying 10 different ones with different qualities depending on my skills development :D
Any good known brands? I definitely need one with hot-air right? Title: Re: Soldering station Post by: ddillenger on March 25, 2013, 01:37:53 PM I think what he means is be careful, and start with something unimportant. You are going to damage something initially, best to do it on shit ecu's. Hot air is a must for removing larger SMD's. I use mine quite often. As for a brand, try to find a few to test out. It comes down to preference.
Title: Re: Soldering station Post by: KWest on March 26, 2013, 07:01:27 AM I purchased the hot air station below a couple years ago. It has been working flawless since day one, and I use it 3-4 times a week.
I would purchase spare iron tips, as they do seem to be consumed quickly by cheap solder. As others said soldering is a skill. Good practice is de-soldering chips off working electronics and then soldering them back on. If they worked after you pass, if not then de-solder and start over. I had an old PCI network card that I used. http://www.mcumall.com/comersus/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=4393 (http://www.mcumall.com/comersus/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=4393) Title: Re: Soldering station Post by: ta79pr on March 26, 2013, 05:06:40 PM http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=370586123326&index=19&nav=SEARCH&nid=52335831905
I bought this one a year ago. I don't use it that often but it nicely built. I practice with chips off and on old video cards. Title: Re: Soldering station Post by: k0mpresd on March 26, 2013, 05:09:35 PM http://www.mcumall.com/comersus/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=4393 (http://www.mcumall.com/comersus/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=4393) i have that one, except its branded as this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/X-TRONIC-4040-HOT-AIR-REWORK-SOLDERING-IRON-STATION-/180672745995?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a10ef520b |