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Anesty 8582D (£55) is identical to this one and comes with a selection of soldering iron tips, desoldering iron heads and tools. I just bought one and tested the temperature with my Hakko 191 soldering iron thermometer (£9). For the soldering iron, a nominal (displayed) temperature of 300 C was actually 325 C (an error of +25 C); nominal 325 was actually 350 C (error +25 C); nominal 350 C was 385 C (error +35) and nominal 400 was actually 436 C (error of +36 C). Of course every soldering station will have different errors.

Thank you very much for reviewing this machine, my wife just bought me one for my birthday. Being a noobie it’s good to get the opinion of someone who knows heck of a lot more than I do. Mine, in the U.K. did come with a selection of tips and a pair of tweezers.

Brilliant design decision - the tray that holds the wet sponge - rusts! As I spotted the 2nd time I got this out.

Thanks for the teardown, Buddy. The build quality on that unit is quite good and that's good to see. The warning about the SCR potentially turning on while unattended is an important one. I saw a different hot air unit go up in flames, likely from that very failure, so the safety issue is real. One important caveat regarding the main power switch, though. Whether you install a switch like in the vid or use an external switch or power strip, be sure to let the heater's fan complete its cool down cycle before cutting the power or it could also be a fire hazard. That's probably the reason they didn't put a main switch, so the fan could do its thing. Another improvement to the station that you can try out is to install some gray or blue filters over the LED displays. It'd greatly improve their contrast.

Making things better than they were when new! Now that’s cool! Thanks Buddy

Another thing I've noticed is the iron connection is 6-wire compared to the more common 5-wire. I see the reason for this is a SW-200D tilt/vibration sensor in the iron housing. Looks like this functions as an "in-use" sensor to take the iron out of idle mode when it is removed from its holder.

More fun stuff.. I bought another unit as a spare on sale for $46 which I noticed had a complete redesign of the PCB relative to the unit shown in this video. Looks to be substantially improved and with some opaque FMD (who?) SOIC microcontroller directly on the board. This particular unit has an AC mains SPST switch which definitely seemed like an improvement though obviously an afterthought as the rear was drilled out to accept a round 20mm switch. Well until you realize the switch opens the neutral not the mains hot line. This is just a copy of the original DIN connector (wrong choice of gender) design where when hot air or iron is disconnected you have 24VAC or 120/240VAC sitting on those pins to accidentally meet the user. So rather than move the SPST on the neutral to hot I picked up the same switch in a DPST version and rewired to switch both AC mains. Another thing is those "couldn't possibly be made cheaper" screws threading into the ABS case were starting to stress discolor it which IME eventually fractures the ABS. I drilled out the holes and epoxied in brass insert nut to mate with M3 screws. I suppose that should be done for the front PCB and transformer mounting as well but I stopped with the case alone.

keep all the soldering equipment and gear connected to a switch that goes on and off with the bench lights. if you have high power devices, custom make a "power panel" using large contactors :)

That lack of an AC power switch is a definite safety issue Buddy. Well done pointing that out especially for the newcomers who may be buying something like this as a first time soldering/rework station. Like a lot of the stuff coming in now from China, it does the job and meets a price point that fits the bill for people starting out with a limited budget. Somebody certainly missed the boat as far as that switch is concerned though. 73 Doug.

Thanks for the very good review, needed one for work but it will rarely be used so didn't want to spend a huge amount, just ordered one, latest version comes with 11 different soldering tips, someone from the factory must have watched this and thought you had a good suggestion ;) Not sure if they've put a power switch on as well, if not I'll put one on.

I have a 3 in one soldering station Model 853D. Mine has the soldering iron heat gun and comes with a variable voltage power supply and cost $74 with free shipping. So far I haven't found too many limitations with mine just checking your video out to see how Bang good compares to mine from another manufacturer. Your soldering Iron only came with one tip? Mine came with multiple tips for different operations plus a bag of heat gun tips as well seems they skimped on yours pretty much. Mine has a power switch at the back so yeah I can see why it was only $60 but for what it is as long as all the controls work its good for a beginner. You know I buy resistors from China as well never thought to test them but after seeing this I am gonna test mine out before I use them. Thanks for the tip

It should be easy to add a power switch since the enclosure is made of plastic and it looks like there are some space at the back. I've one of this stations, different brand, but the circuit looks similar. I added a heat sink to the power transistor that controls the heat gun motor since it was running extremely hot on my unit, it burned my fingers when I took it apart by the first time.

The more I watch your videos, the more I learn. Great job, Buddy. That AC adapter for European to US AC outlets is not what you think. I think you can plug your 3-prong US, AC cord into it, then plug it into a two-prong US, AC outlet. Just a hunch. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Yes I have the 898 D almost the same.came.with eleven tips ,I like mine had it about four years work.great.,I bought mine.I.wanted the compact size the make serveral.version ,under several names .good buy

Hello Buddy !! Yes that little soldering station seems like a good deal with the ( Buddy Mod ) as you indicated, with a manual on / off switch !!! is the way to go, Yup I don't trust the "automatic off" for the reasons you so stated !!!

Hey Buddy whats up!! I been using my Zeny 862D+(has a main power switch on back) for 5 years now man I believe Im on the same damn tip lol..Done hundreds of radios with it and looking for a new one have my eye on this one lately. Tommy

Hmm, looks like those yellow and violet bands should be orange-orange. Probably 3.3M resistors that got painted with the wrong identification. Guess that's a good station for someone starting out. Personally I can't stand cheap soldering stations. It's the most used tool on any bench and the one thing you should invest the most that you can into. Cheapest thing I ever owned was Weller and did nothing but upgrade from them over the years. I think that's probably what gives most people learning to solder the most problems, their equipment. For people like us that have hundreds of thousands if not millions of solder joints under our belt we could probably solder with a hot coat hanger. The newbie however struggles with inferior equipment.

I might have ordered a 8582D today, haven't seen anyone do a 1yr later type of review but I figure it will be fun learning how to solder with this model.

Replacement handle for the solder pen I paid 2.98 for a complete replacement ,I seen then.at different prices .

Unplug it when you done ✔

I agree with Mike, however, I've priced out Pace products and I can't justify the amount of money they want for a rework station at this time.

Great video Buddy, I would do the same thing by adding a switch on the back. The only thing I do not like about this is there does not seem to be a setting on it to switch to Fahrenheit, I am from the good OLD school. OH YEA, resistors from China, I ordered 1000 1/2 watt resistors 1% and most all of them were way off and some of the colors were off as well. The resistors were on a strip with 10 resistors on each and the values were marked on the paper tape strip. They were cheap...I wonder why..LOL

I couldn't find any specs on that 23f94 mcu. Having noticed the soldering iron uses a reed switch, though, a closer inspection of it would have been nice if only to see the connector/wiring. Quite thorough and worthy review nonetheless.

@19:26 Appears there was a design alteration where the hot air wand switch was changed from SPST to DPST and now cuts one leg of AC power to the wand. Hope that's L and not N but I haven't taken off a schematic yet. It is a bit of a mixed bag design wise with the usual chinese approach of ignoring PCB layout clearances where some components had to be installed tilted to fit. Electrolytic caps hugging heat sinks, the wand holder being riveted to the plastic case with no metal backup washers, roughly stamped metal screws threading directly into plastic posts -- you just know you'll eventually be fixing that. Wires soldered into switch QC tabs where I guess a 1-cent crimped QC connector was going to break the bank. Oh and don't toss a scrap of heat shrink over that madness to insulate and give some strain relief. OTOH the external connectors for soldering and hot air wand are a plus as are the cables for both which are long enough that I'm not wanting to replace them and are either silicone or equiv. rather that the cheap stiff PVC which usually substituted. I'd still add a main AC switch as you've done for safety and to avoid sucking energy when idle. Interesting the uC firmware decides to blink the "--- ---" at you to remind of this design gaffe. This is a knock-off of repackaged knock-off designs. The only remotely detectable shred of chinese original design contribution is that heat wand which I expect was thunk up by someone with a surplus of cast off CPU/GPU cooling fans decades ago looking for a use other than dumpster food. Can't help but give kudos to factoring out a relatively expensive air pump in the base along with plumbing between it and the wand, with a 50-cent sleeve bearing fan. It works far better than it should.

Buddy, love your videos. can't wait to see what you are into next. I bought one of these soldering stations. Now they cost $90.00. The soldering iron works great! The hot air blower is intermittent at best with the blower on for second then off for a few seconds, then back on for a second, then off, and so on until the closer just stays off. Sometimes when I tried to just get it to work the blower didn't get hot or anything. Now the place smells like hot plastic and the unit probably shouldn't be used or trusted. Less that three months old as of March 13, 2019. Disappointed with it. Soldering iron still works. I'm not a beginner, I thought it would be good for occasional use. Probably not. Quality control isn't their forte. I turn it off with a switched plugstrip when not in use.

Got mine for $50 and lots of tips and tweezers. Switch next.

I have this. I use it once every few months, but now my hot air handle is shot. It won't heat. I need a new one, but finding a replacement has been difficult.

Glad I watched this. Great tip about adding the switch

Happy 36th Buddy and Mrs Buddy. Just got done watching Paul's video. I should look for a hot air tool.

Thank you for doing the review on this unit. I have just got myself this one. This is my first time having a soldering iron and a hot air gun in one unit. It cost me £49.99 in the UK. Will be interesting to see what other stuff you do on your channel.

Nice review..... cant go wrong with that $66 price tag.. thanks for the review.

Its also a small magnet Inside the Holder of the Soldering Iron. (The Black Ring) that will control the Sleep function. Greetings from Germany. ;-)

Right on brother I greatly appreciate your video. I just got mine today.

Nice job, looks great. I think I'll order one. Thanks for the review Buddy.

Looking for the solder iron for this one, 6 pin female plug , what model do I look for?

Very nice video. A hot air station is on my list.

I had a lawnmower / tracktor shop a long time back. I seen only one like yours its worth fixing up good luck. I am in a wheelchair so i just fix radios now. I have got a lot out of video s ricks radio shop flynn, texas. KD5RSJ thank you.

Thanks. Found this on ebay and wondered if it was any good, for use during lockdown.

Bonjour, excellente vidéo, merci. Je voudrai connaître vôtre avis sur cette machine, est-ce une machine de professionnel, est-ce qu'elle vaut le coup d'être acheté.

i HAD A RADIO SHACK STATION JUST LIKE THAT ONE TO YOUR LEFT AND IT LASTED 2 DAYS

buy at chinesium prices, expect chinesium quality :) I'd probably still get one to carry along portable

Hi all Has anyone any idea where you would get replacement soldering iron heating elements for this unit? I have recently purchased one here in Australia (and did the mains power switch mod, thanks Buddy) and want to keep a few spares for the unit but just can't find any replacement 6pin 26v 60w soldering iron handles complete or even just the heating element. I had contacted the seller (eBay) who were no help unfortunately. Other than this issue, I think the unit is great. Regards Rick

I bought 1 of these lol 230 volt. but was considering getting rid of transformer inside and running it through 12v battery would that work I Don't know how many volts transformer converts it to but I have not got the item yet

Hi there, Is it worth it compare to a 3 in 1 soldering station machine with power supply incorporated or not? I'm planning to buy this machine separate at one Bench Power Supply instead to buy one all-in-one as a YIHUA 853D. What do you think?

Hi. Thank you for this informative video. I am planning to buy my first controlled temperature heat gun/ soldering station. I am just curious to ask what is the best temperature of heat gun to remove those smd parts? As per i know, there is a maximum temperature the parts can tolerate before it broke. Your response is high appreciated. I never used heat gun to solder or remove electronic parts.

Can you still get Ungar irons with a screw in element?

There is more than enough room to install a square power switch in the rear; it would look like a factory install.

hello can someone indicate the replacement of the stylus? I can not find thanks

I know it’s been a while since you reviewed it but just wanted to know do you still recommended it ?

If they printed the gold lighter it could be a 20% resistor and be in tolerance

Buddy, you said you don't like the conical tip on the soldering iron. What type of tips should I look for?

Way too many soldering/rework stations on the market! IMO the quality big name companies might have to cheap down some of there equipment to stay competative. Dont like where this market is heading.

Thanks for the review Buddy...timely info as I'm making a presentation to our club next week on outfitting a beginner's test/work bench with inexpensive tools and instruments they can get from eBay and other suppliers. 73 - Dino KL0S

Hi,.I broke down soldering station YCD 8582D.Could you suggest an approximate voltage on the secondary transformator (wires blue,green and yelou).

I have the same one, but mine does not work the switch to turn the soldering iron off and on. What may be causing the problem? I already checked that it is not the switch.

The fan in my imported hot air system failed with very little use. W4GSM

Great video. How do you calibrate the temp? Does anyone know? Cheers

Hello excellent review .... it came to me yesterday and today I hear noise, like frying, I opened and I see a burned capacitor, I can't read the voltage because it's dirty, CBB104J, I can't see the voltage can you help me for the voltage? thank you very much

Brilliant review is there a way to change F to C on the 8786D you hold top two buttons but couldn't find how to do firmware reset as the iron part wouldn't heat up hence buying the 8582D. Thanks de M0JFE

I have on of these and been using it an almost daily basis for half a year now. Unfortunately, the included tips are not very good. Any suggestions on where to get new higher quality ones?

your a good man for doing these reviews

I'm very interested in getting one of these units or similar. We can get the same unit 240V in Australia from between $81.00 and $120.00.(BIG difference) I have to see what extra parts come with the expensive one or what doesn't come with the cheaper one. Out of curiosity, why would there be a need for the mains power to go to the P.C.B.? Wouldn't the whole thing running from the secondary side of the transformer? As soon as the RADIO SHOP MAN mentioned that there was no mains power switch on the back I thought to myself, I hope there is room inside for a switch. Surprise Surprise Surprise (Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.). Excelent video except for the closeup of your knuckles. Those resistors. Is the fourth band silver 10% they are close to within speck. appendum edit....Bought the station as a fathers day gift from my wife to me. I tried it out on a couple of things with both the heat gun and soldering iron. seames to work good. best solder station I have owned.. only one actually. several irons over the years. this one seems to be just as good as the other ones, with better thermal control.

Just got this unit. Anyone have a rattling noise in the soldering iron handle itself?

is there anyway to change the sleeping mode time : i.e. 5 minutes instead of 10 minutes?

Hi, enjoyed the review. I was curious if there was any way described in the paper that came with it to change the display from C° to F°? Thank you!

What does the dial in the middle do?

Hey Buddy very nice review and mod congrats, It's been a couple months, do you still recommend this for a beginner on a budget? Thanks

Hola buenos dias gracias por la informacion. Buen video

is there any trucking need exhaling like that ...

20:10 Looks like IT'S NOT FUSED , not a good start 22:51 Oh Oh.. no, my bad... There's the fuse, Thank god for that. I'm really not a fan of stations that do not have fuses

Would it be good enough to reball a gpu chip ?

My blower only lasted 3 weeks

video being so long you should of had a link to a video of adding a switch on it

Really good video thanks

October of 2020 now $87

Mind not mine! I can hear her (wife) now "Read it out loud BEFORE, mailing" 😂

Can I fry eggs with it? Asking for a friend