Yes, I see that the Aoyue brand is 220 V (as a standard, but 120 V
available) and the 936 and 936A differ in both the wattage of the heaters
and country of mfg (Chinese mfg versus Japanese mfg).
This could explain some of the "bad reports" (early failures, fail on
physical shock) that I have heard about ceramic heaters in irons.
Greg
w9gb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "G. Beat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "elecraft_list" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 8:22 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Possible REALLY GOOD BUY on T/C Soldering Stn
At 07:13 AM 11/22/2004, G. Beat wrote...
I have a couple of additional comments on the Circuit Specialists
Haako-clone offering.
1. This offering has been noticed by US authorized Haako dealers. I
can't repeat what they side here. This dealer believes that the Far East
mfg. is second sourcing this product to CSI.
In addition to the Aoyue brand, these also appear to be sold under the
Sunkko label. Some places sell the Sunkko with a choice of "China made" or
"Hakko" heaters (
http://www.mobile-repairing.com/shopping/index.php?page_number=2&id=53 ).
The Sunkkos appear to use the same connectors as the Hakkos.
Do you know these to be from the same OEM as Hakkos? I've also found
opinions that they're clones.
It would be interesting to know how closely the Aoyue 936 PCB (
http://www.aoyue.com/engproducts/af/936%20PCB.jpg ) compares to one from a
real Hakko 936. Anyone want to tear their Hakko apart?
I'll provide a report after I get my 701 rework station. I'll be ecstatic
if it's a Hakko OEM, but I'll still be happy if it's a knock off which
follows the 80/20 rule (80% the performance of a real Hakko, at 20% of the
price), and accepts Hakko spare parts.
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