After buying an Aoyue brand "knockoff" smd station (the 852A++), I have to say I'm pleased enough with the quality, but I'm also looking for something with a lower-power element, and lower-pressure blower. Something ala the Weller WRS1002, but in the price range of those chinese rework stations.
I don't need vacuum functionality, just variable pressure and cpu controlled temp.
I don't know where to look, any search strings I've tried have resulted in almost exclusively Weller resellers. Sometimes I get Hakko, Pace, or Xytronics results but all of these are above my price range.
I just find it weird that there are so many ultra-cheap 700W 30L/Min digital rework stations, but so few cheap 100W 6L/Min units!! Anyone know of such stations made by the likes of Quick, Aoyue, Best, etc...?
I don't need vacuum functionality, just variable pressure and cpu controlled temp.
I don't know where to look, any search strings I've tried have resulted in almost exclusively Weller resellers. Sometimes I get Hakko, Pace, or Xytronics results but all of these are above my price range.
I just find it weird that there are so many ultra-cheap 700W 30L/Min digital rework stations, but so few cheap 100W 6L/Min units!! Anyone know of such stations made by the likes of Quick, Aoyue, Best, etc...?