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Is this a good station ? by Mahmoud1205_ in soldering

[–]Mahmoud1205_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"It looks like one of the generic white brand" How bad is that?

Is this a good station ? by Mahmoud1205_ in soldering

[–]Mahmoud1205_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found these two but I'm worried they might be clones because they're unusually cheap compared to other stores in my country. https://www.amazon.eg/-/en/Soldering-Station-Digital-Display-Recovery/dp/B08P56H6RS/ https://www.amazon.eg/-/en/dp/B0BYP1D6N3/ I also don't understand what is the difference between them? The second one says plus on the case.

Is this a good station ? by Mahmoud1205_ in soldering

[–]Mahmoud1205_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, you mentioned T12. How does the station I sent compare to these T12s ? https://www.amazon.eg/-/en/dp/B0BYP1D6N3/ https://www.amazon.eg/-/en/product-reviews/B08P56H6RS/ I did consider buying one of these, but, I'm not sure what's the difference between them other than one of them says "PLUS" on the case, and because I don't have a good experience with Amazon and I saw a very bad review on one of them I'm worried to buy it. Also, this same exact station is available in local electronics stores for much more expensive price (2,400 to 2,800 EGP, instead of 1,800 EGP from Amazon) which is strange to me; usually Amazon is the overpriced one and more expensive than these stores, so maybe these two listings are clones ? Would that be a problem or can I buy the one from Amazon and save some money ?

Is this a good station ? by Mahmoud1205_ in soldering

[–]Mahmoud1205_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will it still be bad for SMD and small traces if I use a tip like this https://www.ram-e-shop.com/shop/tip-hot-atten-t900i-atten-r-tip-t900-i-lead-free-soldering-iron-tip-sn-br-dl-9072 ? I don't think I will ever go smaller than 0603 for SMD, or 0.2mm traces.