Aoyue 2702A+ All in One Digital Hot Air Rework Station

Love this

Shipping was quicker than anticipated and everything arrived in good order. I did not realize that the heater element for the hot air pencil was a spare and I took the hot air pencil apart. It is a real chore to get the ground connector back onto the ground pin! The manual seems to gloss over that! I did a little soldering right away just to check it out and it all seems OK, but it is too soon for me to speak of the long term durability of the device. I will have to wait and see.

It was the best bang for the buck. I mostly used the desolderer, and it does clog up from time to time if not used properly. The physical make up of the desolderer is a bit flimsy. The actual soldering iron seems to be worthless, so I use my old Weller for applications requiring soldering of components.

too complicated

This is a very complete station that will enable you to work on a wide variety of projects. The heat from the heat gun is even and regular. Several nozzles are included, and many others are available at low prices. An extra heating element is also included. The soldering iron heats up very quickly. The solder extractor works much better than I had expected, though it did take a bit of getting used to. The De-soldering gun works better than others I have tried. It's easy to clean as well, which you should do after every use. The also include a suction cup IC removal pen. This is not powered by the vacuum line, but is instead operated by a button on the side of the device. The stand for the soldering iron accepts standard rolls of solder, and has a nice weight that is very stable. All in all, I am very satisfied with my purchase and would recommend it to anyone who is into electronics creation or repair as a hobby.

It`s a really complete station, very fast temperature response, lots of accesories, I have already worked with it and everything went smooth.

Exact temps are nice and all heat-up fast. Nice to have an iron that heats fast to proper temp. I really bought it for the de-soldering gun. I have seen it work perfectly on some boards and poorly on others (seemed to need more suction). I wish it worked better in general use, but it's still better than a manual pump. Used HotAirGun to reflow some large SMD chips (with hidden-under pads) instead of "Oven Trick" ... it actually worked fine. I usually keep the HotAir and DeSoldering gun hooked up. I use the separate included iron/sponge holder for my Weller pencil.

I've been using it for a couple of years now, and HIGHLY recommend it. I gave it four out of five because you either use the solder sucker OR the soldering iron. I think they've fixed that oversight in recent versions however.