Cheap 2 in 1 Solder Station/Heat Gun Review 862D+ GREAT VALUE or is it JUNK? 

Good video. I own one of these and I love it. I have used many high quality soldering stations, soldering in the areospace industry. (and am IPC certified in all modules) and even though this isn't one of those high price machines, it is certainly the best bang for your buck. I would like to add some helpful hints that I noticed when you were soldering, first on a new tip heat it to max heat and then tin your tip and clean it and retin it a few times, next drop your temp between 350-380c for most all soldering applications. Also, on that note switch to the brillo style (meant for soldering) tip cleaner. The reason I say this is when you get that sponge wet and "shock" the tip you will reduce the life of the tip, I promise you. Next, instead of cranking the temp up change your tip to something with more surface area, round tips are terrible for soldering most wires, that station comes with a nice flat tip that works great. Last, more of a preference don't get me wrong, considering most solder comes with a flux core, I still use solder flux, try and get the paste and put it in a syringe, then use isopropyl alcohol to clean any excess flux away. You will have the best looking solder joints ever if you follow these few steps. Once again, great video

"Bends over like a willing subject" LOL!!! First time I hear this one. Brilliant. I'm glad I was alive to hear this one.

LMAO! I won 4 of these soldering stations in a auction. I thought the first one was DOA. Put it back in the box and pulled the second one out, that’s when I noticed the rear power switch. I felt dumb as a Brick too. Thanks for the Laugh!

Great video! Those devices are worth of every penny. I have a Yihua 853D it's a great peace of equipment also. A day ago I fixed led flashlight with it.

All the Amazon reviews were impressive. Just ordered one, the guy that has been using his for over two years now with zero hiccups sold me on it aswell as your great video of course. Thanks for the suggestion.👍

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ive had mine over a year and absolutely love it its never gave me any issues

I enjoy your RU-vid Channel great review and thanks on the Garage Panel Upgrade my box only has 5 outlets and I need more. I subscribed hit the bell and I always give thumbs up in the review to support the channels I enjoy. Good luck with your new garage. Will from Akron, Ohio

I’m really glad you did this review I too was skeptical about buying one because I figured it would be a real peice of junk for the price but looking at it and having to set up a entire new workshop I think I’ll get one I too do all types of heavier work for me I’m 57 years old suffered someStrokes and became handicapped in that process I was forced to retire and wound up losing many of my possessions so I need to start all over again but many of my tinkering projects will be utilizing sit down benches BTW on the Iron holder I’m thinking some Velcromon the side might be a good idea ?

Good video, can you please unscrew the metal case and show off the innards? Need to see if there's a power filter! And if it has a AT Atmel microcontroller chip, which one and what form factor. Thx

Did you have any issues with the tips for the hot air tool? Mine do not seem to fit very snug and tight.

Has anyone figured out what is that wire, small screw and the plastic stick for?? I just got this station and I have no clue what those items are used for

I have this model as well and just today the heat gun wont heat. It goes to around 20 degrees and thats it. The fuse is fine but replaced it anyway and no change. Any ideas?

Wow thanks for this I was just looking at soldering stations I was skeptical at first of a £200 Chinese station

Love the video. Thanks for posting.

I checked your description would you still recommend the updated version V2 station or is there a newer version?

how is it holding up now? i saw some different ones on amazon, with a power supply built in, its a yihua brand. do you think its worth the $114

Hi i hv something similar its a 852d+ but im having overheating hot air problem. I youtube n found the triac is faulty n replaced it but my hot air gun is STILL CHERRY HOT do u happen to know the fault?

Great fun review thank you very much.

Hello there thank you for your good video I want to ask is there a sleep mode in the soldering iron section of this product and how many watts is the soldering iron section?

Clean visually, not long winded (you get right to it, unlike so many videos) and some entertainment thrown in as well: "DOA! ... I'm dumb as a brick...three power switches" LOL. Thank you for this video. I am going to buy this model on eBay. The seller has a 60 day return policy. I hope that if it is going to fail, it does so in that time period, unless they offer some sort of additional warranty. Hopefully mine will not arrive DOA. Thanks again.

Looks awesome, dude. And I would say 350 is a good start... For smaller stuff, 300 should be ok. And big wires like that one, 400 should work fine. 😊

This lives on my desk, I have small kids. The power switch on the back is a must for me. I have this same one and I love it. What is going on with the heat gun stand?

I'm torn between the 852D, 853D and 862BD+, which one do you recommend?

I have the same model as you but my airgun temperature fluctuates it won't keep a constant temp.

I've had this unit for 2 years now. It's still going strong. Within two repairs it's paid itself off. One downside I've experienced is that it's not good for micro smd work but for charger ports, removing IC from boards it's excellent. My usage is very light so perhaps that's why it's lasted longer.

I am currently looking for a replacement station after using this one only a handful of times over the last year or so. The soldering iron was having issues with maintaining temperature but the main problem is the thermoresistant insulator just completely crumbled apart.

Looking at one of these rn to try and repair an external hard drive... seeing the 862d as we speak for around 80$ Need to heat up to 270-300°c to make it work and im wondering if the heat gun is cappable of doing this Any help with that would be appreciated 🙏 Great video btw

finally see this video. i decided to buy this. subscribed.

I bought one of these off eBay a few years back and it’s held up quite well. I actually ended up with 2 as 2 different warehouses filled me order at the same time and I got the second one the day after the first. They said they didn’t make an error so I kept the second one. One of my units will put the hot air gun in cool off mode or not turn on at all in the cradle, the other one works in the cradle or not.

Are the tips something standard......like i could buy in a hardware store or (cough cough) harbor freight? also..... is yours getting many work hours and still alive n kicking? I need to fix some motherboards.

Is there any hot twizers compatible with this unit?

That’s pretty much the one I have on my work bench don’t know how many antique fans I’ve done headwires switches and main power cords on but that iron and some good vintage kester solider work wonders

This isn't a bad little smd rework station, but I own the same one and the fan in my hot air gun is sounding weird and will most likely need to be replaced soon. I can't complain too much though because it still does work extremely well for the price.

I came for a review, but I stayed for dabbing on the Chinese. You earned your self a like!

Nice review!!!! I’m considering getting this or something like this. My question is I heard you in the beginning of the video say you paid $45? I looked the unit up and it is $114 now just wondering is that the same unit in the video? It has the same numbers for its description. Also was wondering since this video was made for years ago do you have an updated recommendation like say a newer version or better deal?

It would be great if you could open up the case and to see what kinds of stuff inside.

Thanks for the video! Did you ever find out what the plastic thing was with the screw?

I had one of these for years. I used it daily for charger port repairs. At first it worked great but the continued use wore it down. The soldering iron could not maintain steady temperature, and the hor air wand slowly but surely melted to the point that the metal outlet was at an angle over time. I'm not complaining because I paid pennies compared to other solutions, but of youre planning on using this in a shop on a regular basis you'll be better off spending a few hundred on a real hot-air station and a few hundred on a real soldering station

With 139 celsius temp it does not do even as a hair dryer.350 celsius and up is for smd reworking.

Is it still working after 2 years

Thanks for the video did you ever find out what the thing was with plastic and screw. I got one of these machines and i do not know what it is eather.

What is the impedance between pins 1-2 and 4-5 on the soldering iron? Is the heating element ceramic or steel?

For anyone considering grabbing one of these that's just getting into electronics consider the 853D. The new blue one comes in the same body as the 862D+, has the same heat gun and soldering iron, the same functions(except uses more precise buttons for temp adjustments rather than dials) and displays, but also adds a USB port and little 2A 0-15v bench power supply built in, which of course isn't going to work for any HV/high current stuff, but if you're tinkering with Arduinos or other logic level circuits then that's more than sufficient for a lot of things and considering the price difference would be justifiable for the digital controls alone it's definitely worth it. Personally I just got the 862D+ after using cheap $8 pencil irons for the last 15 years and so far I'm digging it so you definitely can't go wrong that way either, just figured I'd mention the 853D.

I've had the same exact machine for a few years now and absolutely love it. My only gripe is the short length of solder and heat gun cables. Doing work underneath dashboards means having fetch the entire rig under there with my fat arse

Ave eat your heart out. Good review.

Power switch on the rear helps. The chinglish manual states that. A good feature as it cuts total power to the transformer primaries. Btw that plastic thingy is supposed to be the chip extractor you slip under the smd chip. Tweezers work best can obtain suitable pack of tweezers in the auto section of Dollar tree😁

Mine is still going strong man same tip and i have done hundreds of jobs.Ill buy another one!! Think they just came out with a new edition.

I usually find the ground screw is loose and or the heatsinks are not tight or enough.

Классная штука, себе тоже когда-нибудь куплю.

if youneed to get one of these get a smaler one coz its just box that takes space in the desk, that thing is empty it only justify if its the one with hose to handle that have the turbine inside

Chicken chow mein platter number two, that's some funny ass shit.anyone that has watched this video watch it again you catch more funny stuff. Great video bro keep up the good work! 👍

Got one a couple of months ago and was very happy with it until tonight: Soldering iron did not heat! Don't know if it is the iron or power unit.

I have had one of these for over a year now, but I can't figure out what tips to buy for the soldering iron or a replacement soldering pencil, as mine is worn at this point.

Hey looks good to me.. the bang good unit gets good reveiws.

Is it still working? I bought the same but under another name and 6-7 months later it stopped working. The transformer popped, blew a few caps. I scrapped it. Did I just receive a bad one? or are they all junk?

Just got one the other day, really nice build quality, for the price, I have much more expensive solder stuff, this item works just as good as a 200+ solderer, we shall see how long it last though, thanks for the review.... I subbed.

My only concern is solder tip supply, quality, cost

Thanks for information very Helpful is it still working good for you ?

You remind me so much of Ave, and that's one of the best compliments I think I could possibly give someone.

That's for hot air soldering smd for micro chip very small parts ECT..

I am considering buying this iron. Where do you get tips for this? Do other brands work?

What is the black plastic rod in a back with a bent piece of wire you asked "what the hell is this?"

Using 898D+ for 5 years already. Way more compact than this one for the same price. Just recently got a KSGER with T12 tips for more precise jobs.

Will this unit handle soldering 10awg wires easily??

@Trial N' ERROR - Is it still working in Aug. 2020? (3 years after you posted video)

It's been 2 years. How has it been working out for you? Is it still working now? It looks like a nice product. I'm just concerned about longevity of this product.

Im shoppin for a station i see a 60w for 49.99$ and im lookin at a 90w for 70.00$ on amazon. But checkin the youtube videos for what might be best

So it's almost 2020. Do you still have this? And does it work?

You posted this review 3 years ago. Does it still work well? I like the black and blue chassis color! Thanks

After a year and more,is it still working good?

Think there can be an issue with a component failing and unit turning on by self so should not be left plugged in

Have any updates on how its holding ip?

Is it still working well?

Wow you actually plugged it in before taking it apart? Always good to look inside before plugging these products in... Loose wires, connections, components not being soldered correctly and even screws can be loose laying on a board making contact...

I had one for almost four years before it gave out, hot air gun just fried and started smoking like crazy. Don't get me wrong it's a great station to start with and it's good for simple repairs and projects but when it's constantly used for bigger and more demanding things especially with more constant projects you'll start noticing it's limits and after some time normal things to soder will take much longer than it was before, I'm surprised mines even lasted this long to be honest.

Gotta love China but its shit like this that makes them stronger,I love mine!!

I got the Saike 952D+ branded one, they're all the same, pure garbage. It lasted me about a year with several repairs throughout that time. First the iron stopped working, easy fix I think it was a blown cap or something. Next the hot air gun burst into flames and died. I replaced the entire air gun handle twice. Then a third time only the heating coil burned out so I tried fixing it with some NiCh that's typically used for vape coils, maybe that was the wrong thing to do because it made an angry electric sound, shot sparks out of the back, and released the magic blue smoke, hasn't worked since. I'm not fixing it again, not worth it. Lesson learned, next time I'll shell out the money for a quality station.

1:33 subbed instantly.

I just purchased a suspiciously cheap 3 in 1 unit for $12 on ebay. So long as they actually send me an iron itll be worth it, given that my current radioshack iron is broken in half.

Knew i should have got the one with heat gun.

i like your videos

Metric Person: 246 Celsius? Haha I have 852D+ and it tends to overheat the handles of air gun and iron. I hope 862D+ solved it.

You still using this and do you still like it?

This was a lot of hot air, but not in a bad way

@13:03 that was a fart...

Ok love the funnies but by god, are you using a tiny conical tip with barely any thermal mass to solder that wire? oooookay then. That being said open it up and check it for safety, they don't always do a good job. Like making sure it is the live wire that goes to the on/off switch and not the neutral one. Check the protective ground. Check for wires going past sharp abrasive edges... that sort of thing. Usually all easy to fix but best to check now rather then later.

1:33 lol sounds like scooby doo or something

Is this Yihua Brand or no brand?

1:33 Scooby Doo’s laugh?

I wonder why they put the heat gun switch on the solder side, and the solder switch on the heat gun side?

nice

1:33 on repeat.

Wait a Min...You mean there is a time when the wife isnt supposed to be angry?! IM SCREWED! TY for the VID=)

Please explain to me why people do unboxing videos?? I'm not talking about this video but the ones he speaks of. I don't care about the product coming out of the box, just get to the demonstration and your opinion. Also use Google translate app for any translation using the camera feature, it helps... I said it helps, so don't attack me with your "gotcha" replies. Oh great video btw. 👍🏽

"Chinglish" BOOM--SUBSCRIBED!

8:07 "Bends over like a willing subject" 🤒🤒🤒🤔

Hey 200c equals like 340 maybe.

As soon as you flipped the front power switch I knew you hadn't flipped the back (haha). Not that cheap Chinese dual-function stations can't arrive DOA but I assumed you missed the back. What's funny is when you thought it was DOA and started doing that sarcastic, joki-ish tone we all do when *severely* disappointed. Like, if we get sarcastic enough we can somehow make the thing work while not getting angry 😅 Yet, it doesn't work and we get angry. It's funny because we've all done it. I have some Chinese products coming sometimes in the next...month (?)...and even though I know both are likely scams I'll do the very same thing if they actually are. Bought a TV from Amazon once and it came with the screen busted. I paced around making those half-angry sarcastic jokes for an hour before calling. Haha Anyway, does this station still work? I'm in the market and have seen this and others like it everywhere for about $30.

my pencil never gets up to temp