I tried using it the other day, and I was unable to get any hot air out of it. YMMV
On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Dean Pierce <[email protected]> wrote: > I picked it up about a year ago when I was looking to do a bit of SMT > work, and have pretty much just left it at brainsilo since then. I'm > not super experienced in soldering, but it's definitely the fanciest > soldering iron I've ever used. > > - DEAN > > On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Adam Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > > What are your thoughts on that station? I had was looking at it awhile > back. > > $175 seems reasonable to me but I haven't done much shopping around. I'd > > like something in addition to my Metcal PS2e for a project that I'm > > currently working on. > > > > On Aug 13, 2014 10:35 PM, "Dean Pierce" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> You can stop by brainsilo tomorrow night during the open house. We > >> have a fancy soldering station with hot air etc. > >> > >> One of these things : > >> > >> > http://www.amazon.com/Updated-Aoyue-Digital-Soldering-absorber/dp/B006FA481G > >> > >> - DEAN > >> > >> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 10:25 PM, Jerry Biehler < > [email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > I can help, I have a fancy metcal with tiny tips and smd tweezers. > >> > > >> > -Jerry > >> > > >> >> On Aug 13, 2014, at 10:23 PM, David Madden <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Is there a rework station available to local Dorks? I have a small > >> >> board that doesn't work quite right, and I haven't been able to fix > it > >> >> with my Harbor Freight clip-on magnifying glass and my trusty 1988 > 10W > >> >> firestarter soldering iron. I might get there eventually, but it'd > >> >> sure > >> >> be nice to borrow an inspection scope and a proper soldering station. > >> >> > >> >> Also: my first (inadvertent) experience with wafer-scale > semiconductors > >> >> was not favorable. I bought some 0603 Schottky diodes, and they > appear > >> >> to be bare silicon (!) Shiny, barely visible markings, and barely > >> >> visible metal contacts on the back. I think I got one of them > >> >> soldered, > >> >> but the other one flaked / chipped / broke. I think that's going to > be > >> >> a tough component to fix. :-/ > >> >> > >> >> Thanks! > >> >> -- > >> >> Mersenne Law LLP · www.mersenne.com · +1-503-679-1671 > >> >> - Small Business, Startup and Intellectual Property Law - > >> >> 9600 S.W. Oak Street · Suite 500 · Tigard, Oregon 97223 > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber > >> _______________________________________________ > >> dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber >
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