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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: Admin on June 01, 2008, 09:10:27 PM

Title: infrared rework station
Post by: Admin on June 01, 2008, 09:10:27 PM
Anyone with experience using an infrared rework station? I'm tired of hot air blowing my SMD's out of place . . . I'll need it for lead-less solder.

It looks easy . . . but don't think I'm willing to pay $1k+ for it . . . looking for opinions . . .

[youtube]VySTIRoPtt4[/youtube]


edit: Better yet, this looks easy to make . . . its just an IR heater on a stick, no? Know where I can get an IR heater like this?
Title: Re: infrared rework station
Post by: hgordon on June 02, 2008, 09:04:36 AM
That's a really slick system.  I paid $400 for a hot air rework station that is very difficult to use, and would have no problem spending $1000 for something like this that actually worked.  Where did you find the pricing ?
Title: Re: infrared rework station
Post by: Admin on June 02, 2008, 09:12:54 AM
ebay has a bunch for $400-$1k

here is one for $1.3k
http://www.ipmart.com/main/product/Infrared,Rework,Station,,T870,31392.php?prod=31392
Title: Re: infrared rework station
Post by: hgordon on June 02, 2008, 10:44:42 AM
That's good to know.  Just got pricing - a new PDR system as shown in the video costs $4k with the vacuum pickup and $3k without.
Title: Re: infrared rework station
Post by: Admin on June 02, 2008, 11:00:00 AM
ouch.