Help! Advice - can anyone recommend a reasonably priced solder station?

[bilabonic]

Hi All

Ivw not touched an iron for years, I used to do a lot of very small PCB work with a pencil iron and some work with a standard iron for bike stuff, it struggled with the Blue EC5 connections, Iknow see most people are using XT60 or XT90 for bigger cables.

Is there a reasonably priced variable solder station out there that the solder spool can sut in to wind off?

Also do I need a bit air blower for heatshrink, I’ve just used self amalg /insulation tape in the past.

Any recommendations welcome.

Thanks

 

[StuartsProjects]

that the solder spool can sut in to wind off?

What does that mean ?

Explain ?

 

[StuartsProjects]

Also do I need a bit air blower for heatshrink

Whats a 'bit air blower' ?

 

[Nealh]

He means a heat gun like a paint stripper gun, one can use a hair dryer on the hottest setting.

 

[StuartsProjects]

Yihua soldering stations work just fine, the 937D is good. Temeperature adjustable, rubber type leads on the iron, replacement irons and bits in a variety of sizes are cheap.

Digital Display Soldering Station | 937D | YiHua

YIHUA-937D constant temperature digital display soldering station is widely used for desolder and maintenance in the electronic products production, mobile phone repair industry, etc.

yihua-soldering.com

You can ge them with a hot air blower designed for surface mount soldering and that is useful for heat shrink too.

Hot Air Rework Station with Soldering Iron | 8786D | YiHua

YH-8786D hot air rework station with soldering iron has only one LED display. It is available with the power of 700W and dimensions of 13.5*15*10cm. Its working temperature ranges from 0℃ to 40℃.

yihua-soldering.com

But you can get a gas powered portable hot air blower such as the irada-micro-therm;

https://cpc.farnell.com/iroda/mj-600/heat-gun-gas-650c-micro-therm/dp/SD01111

Which might be more useful since you can use it most anywhere, except near flamable gas\liquid.