Quick 861DW 1000W Digital Rework Station with LCD Display

Excellent piece of equipment.Watch the videos on using it.The high air flow is HIGH (be careful) but is adjustable way down

I bought this because I needed a hot-air rework station immediately, in order to replace one that was accidentally destroyed. I was able to get very fast shipping and the price is low enough that I could sneak it under the radar of accounting. After using it for a day, I'm surprised how nice it is.I've used hot air rework stations that are cheap junk ($50 generics), ones that are brand-name midrange units (~$1000 models from Hakko and Weller), and also really high end full soldering and rework stations (many thousands of dollars). When it comes to functionality, this is as good as any of them (and it's much better than most).Features I like:- Large range of air flow, from extremely low flow (good for tiny components like 0201 which will blow away easily), to very high flow (for heating up a ground plane quickly)- Temperature precision is good enough for all but the most exotic work. For lead-based, tin-based, and bismuth-based solders, it works great. There are many exotic solders that I don't work-with, so I can't comment if it is suitable for them.- Quiet operation: it's very quiet, which is nice. Other people in the lab will not be annoyed at all when it is in use.- Build quality isn't the best, but it's quite good. It's not far-off from the likes of Hakko.- User interface could be better only by having more presets. This has three (3) presets. Most rework stations don't have more than this, so it's hard to fault, but I would like to have more -- maybe three airflow presets and three temperature presets would be the best amount for me. One thing I like about the UI is that there's no BS that gets in the way. Previous Hakko model was less pleasant to operate.

This is hands down the best smd reworking station of used out of the 5 admittedly cheap stations I’ve used in the past. I’m using it both for makeshift reflow and micro and removal on failed boards. Some of the components I’m working with are very delicate micro switches that are 3mm x 4mm and have 4 thin contact strips. Using this station, I’m able to reflow these onto new boards and remove them from boards without damaging the switch and without ripping up traces.Great temp and airflow control, great selection of nozzles, and just an absolute beast of a sturdy design. Worth the cost and wish I’d purchased years ago.

I just got this as a long overdue upgrade from a cheap 858 unit that has served me well for almost a decade. Right out of the box I was able to effortlessly remove some TQFN XMEGA chips from old boards in my junk pile. Drastic difference from the cheap units with the blower in the handle.Sleep mode works as expected. Unlike what was mentioned in some other reviews, my unit goes to sleep even with the tips installed. Light flicker is minimal, only happening a tiny bit, right when the unit first wakes when I pick up the hand piece.

Been able to reball MCUs with it, calibrating it is nice and easy. Wish it came with angled tips but I was able to find some easily.

1000 Watts is enough for most work, they make a 1200W but much more $$$. Instructions are as you would expect but if you're doing this type of work you're smart enough to figure it out. Really was surprised at the quality and the performance. Well worth it, was considering a JBC also $$$ but glad I saw the YT videos demoing it. I removed a 200 pin chip that was epoxied to the board in about 45 seconds with no damage. Also check out their site, they're not hacks for sure.

Prior to buying this I was using a hand held heat gun simply because it wasnt an everyday thing for the work I do. But as off late I've been getting a ridiculous amount of repairs on a particular board that has some surface mounted sockets that need to be replaced. My heat gun did the job but was to big and would often take other components with it. So I figured it was time to get a proper hot air station. Aside from gawking at the JBC for awhile I could not justify spending 1000s of dollars when I can get a solid station for under $300 which is capable of far more then I'm currently using it for. It's a very nice unit and I have no regrets and use it almost everyday.

I have had this for over a year. I do small electronics worm and this is a very valuable tool for all kinds of work on my bench. I recently started using it with one of the tips that it comes it to have more concentrated airflow and I noticed that using the tip, the unit will not go into cool down mode when you put it into the stand. Removing the tip and putting the handle into the stand will cause the unit to properly go into cool down mode. I can't believe that this is an oversight on an otherwise very fine tool so perhaps I'm not mounting the tip correctly.