Hi Thanks for reading Can you tell me which is the best budget desoldering station for about £100. Something with good suction, does not block up easily, does not require parts replacing all the time, and also a long life if possible
This one is good, and good value in the UK. Mine has blocked up a few times, but I now make sure I give it a good blast of suction before switching off, and it seems to fare better. It takes a lot of desk space though.
https://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d00672/desoldering-station-uk-eu-plug/dp/SD01384
https://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d00672/desoldering-station-uk-eu-plug/dp/SD01384
Thanks ! How long have you owned it, what is the suction like, does it pull solder out of the through hole, or just surface solder
There are a few spare parts available on cpc, is it worth buying anything to go with the station. Did you find anything about the station wore out.
It’s the best in price by far and it does a very good job for a part timer.
I got a zd-985 earlier this year and though it's too early to talk about reliability, it certainly works well. Mostly components just fall out of the board clear of any solder this included the GPIO pins from a Pi zero. I got mine from Switch Electronics for £84.35 free delivery. For that sort of price I decided that if it gave up after a couple of years I'd not be too upset.
Getting the suction chamber out of the gun is relatively straightforward, but getting it back in can be a bit of a wrestling match unless you remember to put the tube into the rear of the gun first.
Getting the suction chamber out of the gun is relatively straightforward, but getting it back in can be a bit of a wrestling match unless you remember to put the tube into the rear of the gun first.
Take a look on RSWW, their RS Pro range.
A warning though. I also have an elderly Weller. The type that uses different tips to set temp. It's far better for soldering heavier stuff, tinning wires or what ever. Part of the reason for this is not just the wattage, the mass of the tip figures as well. Many irons now are purely intended for surface mount and pcb work.
A warning though. I also have an elderly Weller. The type that uses different tips to set temp. It's far better for soldering heavier stuff, tinning wires or what ever. Part of the reason for this is not just the wattage, the mass of the tip figures as well. Many irons now are purely intended for surface mount and pcb work.
The title of the thread says soldering stations. Does it render differently on your monitor? Here's what it looks like on mine: