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2-in-1 SMD Hot Air Rework Station & Soldering Iron w/ 11 Tips, 3 Nozzles LED Screen Professional 898D Yihua

3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 122 ratings
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Brand YIHUA
Display Type LCD
Included Components Soldering Iron
UPC 759754420175

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3.8 out of 5 stars
122 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the value for money, heat transfer, and build quality of the soldering station. They mention it works well, is a great product for the price, and provides good thermal transfer. Some appreciate the clear instructions and find it easy to use. However, some customers have different opinions on the fit.

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51 customers mention "Works well"48 positive3 negative

Customers like the product. They mention it works well, is worth the money, and works right out of the box. Some say they never had any problems with it.

"...comes with 3 tips and a wrench to put them on, this works amazing for small chips on boards!..." Read more

"Everything seems to work well with the kit...." Read more

"...Anyway, using Hakko tips with this unit gives very good soldering performance - with the indicated temp on the unit reasonably matching my..." Read more

"...I've only used it briefly, but it works well. The only caveat is that the temperature displays are not always accurate...." Read more

32 customers mention "Value for money"28 positive4 negative

Customers appreciate the value for money of the soldering station. They mention it's a great product for the price, worth its weight, and the seller is helpful and informative with setup.

"...and quality made hot air/solder station and i found it at an amazing price! I am a small electronic engineer and this works PERFECT for all my needs!..." Read more

"...from better material but overall everything feels solid and not really cheap...." Read more

"...And with its temperature control and tips it works well. The price was great, I couldn't turn it down...." Read more

"...of spare tips and other stuff, worked right out of the box, just fine for the money...." Read more

30 customers mention "Heat transfer"21 positive9 negative

Customers like the heat transfer of the soldering station. They mention it comes to temperature quickly, heats evenly, and is well-made. Some say the temperature selection is accurate and the hot air works great for SMD work.

"...The hot air comes with 3 tips and a wrench to put them on, this works amazing for small chips on boards!..." Read more

"...This thing is pretty sweet, you can select temperature for both the heatgun and solder iron, granted its in Celsius but not a huge deal...." Read more

"...Plus the temp is way off compared to my snap-on digital temp gun, and good luck trying to solder with the iron, so very disappointed , well I guess..." Read more

"...Hakko T18 tips fit more snugly on the heating element and provide good thermal transfer. I believe the Hakkos have copper cores...." Read more

24 customers mention "Build quality"20 positive4 negative

Customers like the build quality of the soldering station. They mention it's sturdy, reliable, and well-equipped. Some say it arrived in good condition.

"...Unit, air gun and iron are grounded. Overall build quality looked pretty good - but not "excellent".-..." Read more

"...I know it wasn't meant for all these tasks but it holds up well. And with its temperature control and tips it works well...." Read more

"...The station was shipped quickly and arrived in good condition. I have only had it about one week so I can't say anything about durability...." Read more

"...Accessories fit well and are also well crafted.My only minor criticism would be I would like to see the iron detach as the heater does." Read more

13 customers mention "Ease of use"11 positive2 negative

Customers find the soldering station easy to use. They mention it's well-built, informative with setup, and maintains temperature. Customers also say it's a handy tool and capable for hobbyists. Additionally, they mention the two-pronged tool is useful for pushing SMDs off their pads when de-soldering.

"...The two pronged tool is useful for pushing smd's off their pads when de-soldering too." Read more

"I'm pleased to say I'm happy with my purchase. Simple and straight forward instructions. Seller is helpful and informative with setup...." Read more

"...So far it has been a pleasure to use. The station was shipped quickly and arrived in good condition...." Read more

"Excellent rework station. I highly recommend it. The extra tips and spares are a very thoughtful addition...." Read more

4 customers mention "Accessories"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the accessories of the soldering station. They mention it comes with everything they need, is compact, and heats up really fast. Customers also appreciate the large selection of tips and accessories.

"...I highly recommend it. The extra tips and spares are a very thoughtful addition...." Read more

"Excellent kit for the money. Includes a lot of attachments and accessories." Read more

"Comes with everything you need, fairly compact, and heats up really fast. Works great no complaints." Read more

"Good value, works great. Good temperature range. Large selection of tips and accessories." Read more

7 customers mention "Fit"4 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the fit of the soldering station. Some mention it's fairly compact and heats up really fast, while others say the accessories fit loosely on the heating element, which results in poor thermal transfer. The tips provided don't fit on the soldering iron, and after receiving it, it was quite a bit smaller than the pictures make it out to be.

"Really decent small rework station- not an industrial quality build but very capable for hobbiest. Lots of versatile attachments...." Read more

"...The soldering tips are terrible. They fit way too loosely on the heating element, which results in very poor thermal transfer...." Read more

"...Accessories fit well and are also well crafted.My only minor criticism would be I would like to see the iron detach as the heater does." Read more

"After receiving this it was quite a bit smaller than the pictures make it out to be, but as long as it works right?..." Read more

5 customers mention "Soldering iron"2 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the soldering iron. Some mention it's a great welding unit and perfect for electrical welding, while others say it feels cheap and lacks a tool.

"...The soldering iron was a different story...." Read more

"i love this thing. perfect for all the electrical welding at a table. well built, easy to use. love it in my shop." Read more

"...Wrong, hot air gun and soldering iron feel cheap and tips for hot air gun are very thin and cheap plus are very loose in gun, then while trying to..." Read more

"This is as great solder station/Hot air rework station. It heats up quickly and hold temp. well...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

Max P.
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Hot Air/Solder Station!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2016
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I am so happy I found this unit on Amazon! I was looking for a reliable and quality made hot air/solder station and i found it at an amazing price! I am a small electronic engineer and this works PERFECT for all my needs! 11 tips for the solder iron leaves you with every possibility in the world for your solder need! The hot air comes with 3 tips and a wrench to put them on, this works amazing for small chips on boards! The hot air gun is also set to auto turn off and on when placed in its cradle, AMAZING FEATURE! The solder iron stand is made of plastic but has metal where is needed! It holds the iron very well and in a perfect angle for easy access! If you are in need of a workstation this is the one for you! It was for me!
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JT
4.0 out of 5 stars Good cheap workstation
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2017
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Everything seems to work well with the kit. One time I turned on the hot air gun and the temperature skyrocketed past what I had set it to, which caused the sheath to turn blue permanently. Increasing the air fixed the problem with a puff of smoke out the end of the hot air gun; it has worked fine since then.
This version is actually branded MarkEthan, which is ironic because Yihua seems to manufacture the same kind of cheap Chinese workstation. I guess this seller isn't actually Yihua.
Anyway, I couldn't have afforded to get into micro soldering without a workstation this cheap, and so far it hasn't let me down. I do recommend turning up the air input on startup of the heat gun though. Also, the heat gun must be in its holder when you set the temperature or it will not start.
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Tressemee
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome deal and product, super happy
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2016
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Ive only used it about twice but im really impressed with this station (898D). Its far superior to my handheld butane solder iron or my weller 50watt simple plug in style. This thing is pretty sweet, you can select temperature for both the heatgun and solder iron, granted its in Celsius but not a huge deal. The heatgun element will only heat when its off the stand which is a nice feature, when you place it back on the stand/station it starts an auto cool down. The solder iron im pretty sure works off of inductive heating, it will digitally show you it heating up, from cold to solder temp takes maybe 30-45 seconds. When you shut it off, it auto cools down. Also there is a fan speed control for the heatgun, so you can select the temp and then how hard you want it to blow. The 11 attachment pieces includes just about everything you need for all projects, also you get 3 or 4 heatgun nozzles for different size projects. Im really quite impressed with the features you get with the price you pay. I guess the only real con is the solder iron itself could be constructed from better material but overall everything feels solid and not really cheap. I would defiantly buy it again, this is by far the best and coolest soldering device i have ever owned.
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eok
3.0 out of 5 stars Unit reasonably good - but really poor soldering tips.
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2016
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Product arrived on time. Packaging was great.

I've been curious about China brand 898D stations like this for a while. Yihua is supposedly one of the better brands, so I went for it.

Per the product description, the unit I would receive would be labeled Yihua or "Mark Ethan". Mine was labelled "Mark Ethan".

After I unboxed the station I opened it up to confirm quality. Things I found:

- The main board bears the Yihua name.

- A couple wires had plug insulation sheaths that had slipped off their plug terminals, exposing their bare metal connectors. I slid those sheaths back in place.

- I found no other glaring problems. Mains (AC) wiring was correct. Fuse wiring was correct. Unit, air gun and iron are grounded. Overall build quality looked pretty good - but not "excellent".

- This unit has a master Off switch on the back, which I appreciate. You have to understand that the power switches on the front of the unit are "soft off" switches, so even if they are both set to Off the unit is still powered. The master switch (on the back) must be used to truly power off the unit.

Testing out the unit, I found the hot air gun's temperature calibration to be pretty good. But: the hot air gun produces some sort of power line noise when used - which can make fluorescent lights on the same power circuit seem to slightly flicker. Others have reported this in electronics forums I've read. The line noise apparently isn't dangerous, but it does mean the unit's design probably isn't as robust as it should be.

The soldering iron was a different story. At first I thought the soldering iron temperature needed calibration - but that proved not to really be the case. And this leads to my biggest gripe about this unit...

The soldering tips are terrible. They fit way too loosely on the heating element, which results in very poor thermal transfer. In order to get the supplied tips to actually flow solder I had to crank the temperature almost to the maximum. Not good. To "fix" this, I switched to Hakko T18 tips. Hakko T18 tips fit more snugly on the heating element and provide good thermal transfer. I believe the Hakkos have copper cores. I doubt the Yihua ones have any copper in them. Anyway, using Hakko tips with this unit gives very good soldering performance - with the indicated temp on the unit reasonably matching my temperature measurements of the tip.

I can't help but wonder exactly why the manufacturer chose to use such awful tips on an otherwise reasonable soldering station design. I mean, seriously, instead of including a collection of utterly useless tips they could include ONE quality tip (in the 2mm-3mm range). It probably wouldn't cost them more and they'd surely get more very positive reviews.

So, if you are serious about soldering and are considering this product: factor in the cost of having to buy some Hakko T18 tips.
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Tony
1.0 out of 5 stars and good luck trying to solder with the iron
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2016
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After receiving this it was quite a bit smaller than the pictures make it out to be, but as long as it works right? Wrong, hot air gun and soldering iron feel cheap and tips for hot air gun are very thin and cheap plus are very loose in gun, then while trying to install resistors on a Mac motherboard you can turn off the air flow or at least to a level to where it doesn't blow the resisters off the board and loose them! Plus the temp is way off compared to my snap-on digital temp gun, and good luck trying to solder with the iron, so very disappointed , well I guess the saying is right you get what you pay for,
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