hot air rework station

merlin2069er · 23rd October 2010, 04:09 PM

Hi, I'm shopping for a hot air rework station to do some smd/smt work.

Just wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a unit?

tomchr · 27th October 2010, 04:32 AM

What kind of SMD work? For resistors, caps, and parts with leads (SO, SOT, SOIC, etc), I'd arm myself with a good temperature controlled soldering iron with a fine tip. The hot tweezers come in handy for de-soldering, though a wide tip does the same job... The irons made by METCAL and Weller are truly excellent. The only time I use hot air is for LLP and uSMD packages - and even then I back up the air with a hotplate.

At work we have a Weller hot air station. That seems to work fine. Make sure you get a variety of nozzles for it if you decide to go the hot air route.

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27th October 2010, 04:32 AM	#2
tomchr diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greater Seattle Area	What kind of SMD work? For resistors, caps, and parts with leads (SO, SOT, SOIC, etc), I'd arm myself with a good temperature controlled soldering iron with a fine tip. The hot tweezers come in handy for de-soldering, though a wide tip does the same job... The irons made by METCAL and Weller are truly excellent. The only time I use hot air is for LLP and uSMD packages - and even then I back up the air with a hotplate. At work we have a Weller hot air station. That seems to work fine. Make sure you get a variety of nozzles for it if you decide to go the hot air route.

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