Hi Rowland:
At 01:43 PM 9/29/2005, Rowland wrote:
I have been looking around for a desoldering tool for some time. The Hakko
808 would be ideal but the prices over here in the UK are around £200.
Having searched the net there appears to be a number of clones of the
Hakko, or is the Hakko a clone itself??
Has anyone on the list any experience of the device shown at
http://us.i-phone.org/main/product.php?prod=1257&PHPSESSID=3d55e1c80ce5b41765b8d36c712ebcd7&cat=93
Though I own a Hakko 808, I have no hands-on experience with the AOYUE 808.
AOYUE is a Chinese-base manufacturer. Hakko is Japanese.
Visiting the AOYUE home page http://www.aoyue.com/en/products.asp, appears
to imply that they may make knock-offs of Hakko products as their soldering
stations appear virtually identical to those from Hakko (the 936-x models
specifically).
While the case appears to be identical to that of the Hakko, so do the
desoldering tips, the 'power supply' is something new. It appears to be a
'wall-wart' type of supply, but may be nothing more than a transformer
which allows the 120VAC unit to be used on 230V as well... Uhh... scratch
the last... you may have your choice of voltage ranges, but not both...
The specs seem to indicate that it is switchable between the two voltages.
Additionally, the AOYUE seems to offer a number of additional tips can
accessories which would have been extra cost items from Hakko.
For the price, about $100 less that the Hakko price, it MIGHT be a good
buy. But caveat emptor...
Cheers,
Tom N0SS
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