Mailbag 48 ish Electronic Equipment - Defective & Components & Fluff

[@johnhschuster]

I watch all your videos and always give them a thumbs up. I love your style and the confident tone you bring!

[@retireeelectronics2649]

Thanks, it is great exercise to keep the mind active. Got to have a hobby when retired

[@gewema-makkum]

I have the same Station for more than 6 years without any issue.... Very good ...especially for this low price !...you can push and hold the buttons ....to set the temperature faster ...😉

[@retireeelectronics2649]

Oh come on I need my exercise 🤣🤣whole week was like that. Good to hear how long it can last. Have a good day

[@cncdavenz]

Merry Christmas from New Zealand to you and your family.

[@retireeelectronics2649]

Thanks, and have a Merry Christmas on the other side of the planet with your family

[@RinkyDinkElectronics]

The 858D would normally display --- (3 dashes) when the handle is placed in the holder and the measured temperature is below 100C. Placing a hot handle in the holder should start it cooling down and eventually shut off when it gets below 100C, but the holder detector (reel relay) can be a bit tricky.

[@retireeelectronics2649]

That will give me a starting point to get it working properly. Thanks, have a good day

[@retireeelectronics2649]

Bang on. The hot glue they secured the relay didn't hold and the relay was moving around. That was way to fast of a fix. Thanks, have a good day

[@jw200]

Fluff 48ish 😀

[@retireeelectronics2649]

It appears there are multiple meanings of fluff and the British meaning (failed, screwed up, etc) is completely different from the Canadian meaning (trivial) 😂😂🤣🤣 Please make your own decision 😁😁which should apply

[@SymbolTech21]

Yessss audio stuff!!!

[@erikburman530]

I got a very similar hot air rework station from AliExpress several year ago. it is still working well. If the heater burns out I'll just get a new one since these things are so cheap. But so far so good. The only problem with the model I got and the one you also have is I can't seem to find any additional nozzles to fit it. There are an amazing variety of specialized nozzles but none of them fit my hot air device. They have slots and screws which simply don't provide an air tight seal. I guess I could fill in the gaps with aluminum foil or something like that. Actually I find that the electronic hot plate I more recently got works much better and I use almost exclusively for assembling PCB with a lot of SMD's.

[@retireeelectronics2649]

Good to hear it will last. Probably 99% of my usage is going to be small diameter heat shrink related. For what I paid and the spare parts this option is cheap. I still have my 1500W heat gun for big cables. Saw some desoldering tweezers that look interesting thou. Have a good day

[@erikburman530]

@@retireeelectronics2649 Yup that's mostly all I use it for these days..heat shrink tubing. It's funny to watch all the people who use a Bic Lighter to do the same thing. I got some desoldering tweezers recently too. They work pretty well.

[@erikburman530]

@@retireeelectronics2649 That's pretty much what I use my hot air "***gun***" for as well, heat shrink tubing. I also got some desoldering tweezers recently which work pretty well.

[@el3print]

Probably should stop when in the holder, when off it should heat, and check if it heats well on 240 Volts. The 'gun' gets full mains directly from the controller that is only switched after beeing on temperature. By the way, safety: do not plug it into mains when the gun is not attached: some of the pins (mostly one at least) is almost straight on the mains voltage (but it can depend on the orientation of the plug).

[@retireeelectronics2649]

Sadly was such a quick fit I can't even make a video for it. The reed or mercury switch in the handle was detached from the hot glue holding it to the side. Angle was off by about 15 degrees and slightly sideways. So when holding it at an angle that would be normal for me to do heat shrink it would turn on and off. I didn't catch that - - - was the symbol for rest state, manual is not ideal. And yes when working on anything disconnect the power first and if power is needed, be very careful, any part could be at mains. Have a good day

[@SymbolTech21]

I definitely return that reflow station is not a good one. If you need any recommendation definitely I can tell you which station to get!

[@retireeelectronics2649]

I will try fixing it first, since another comment had where the problem could be located. Have a good day

[@SymbolTech21]

@retireeelectronics2649 I understand but is not a good reflow station. For reflowing smd u need at list one station that can reach 480°C

[@retireeelectronics2649]

@SymbolTech21 This will be mostly for heat shrink since currently I use my soldering iron to heat the heat shrink. It was a quick fix, the hot glue securing the relay detached

[@SymbolTech21]

@retireeelectronics2649 if you need to buy a reflowing station just for heatshrink is better to buy one that will be able to reflow also smd. You are doing anyway electronics projects so will be handy

[@SymbolTech21]

@@retireeelectronics2649 I have a Katsu 2 in 1 have also soldering iron and also air gun is a decent one and cost only 60 British pound and reach to 480°C and I can do also smd with is quite nice on a budget

[@OntologicalQuandry]

The postal strike may be over but there's still the backlog of deliveries to clear, and that won't happen over the Christmas period... What conformal coating will you use on the power resistors?

[@retireeelectronics2649]

I picked up some MG Chemicals 422C Silicone Conformal coating a while ago "Mailbag 7 ish". Gives a good coating. It will take a while to clear the postal backlog but eventually everything will arrive. Have a good day.

[@AJB2K3]

The guns die for a past timeout easy enough to replace. I got a rework station on Christmas Day and the gun died on Boxing Day!

[@retireeelectronics2649]

Ouch that was quick. Thing I found with electronics is if it doesn't fail within a week or two, it probably will last a long time, hence buying extended warranties is a waste of money. Also we are a throw away society and getting replacement parts now is a pain, hence why I bought the one with spare heating element. Have a good day

[@AJB2K3]

@@retireeelectronics2649 The heat gun is a generic part and is usually available on amazon separately.

[@retireeelectronics2649]

Good to know, hopefully it will last.

[@scottmerriman8549]

Sometimes they shut off when put in the cradle.

[@johncoops6897]

Well, of course. It would be a big problem if that didn't happen 🙄

[@retireeelectronics2649]

I did a poor job of showing it all and I didn't get that - - - meant sleep mode. It would also turn off when I was pointing it downward slightly which is how I would do heat shrink. The reed or mercury switch was loose in the handle so the switch was off by about 15 degrees. Have a good day.

[@erikburman530]

You've got witches butter growing in your garden. I'm guessing that you live in the Pacific Northwest like I do, but could be anywhere in one of the soggier states of the union.

[@retireeelectronics2649]

Vancouver Island BC Canada. Very wet in the winter. Very very close identification but you were missing one piece of the information. The stump is Spruce so probably Dacrymyces palmatus Orange Jelly vs Tremella mesenterica Witches butter. Could I tell the difference, No. But that is what the wildlife people around here told me (-:

[@Tech-Relief]

That hot air station, you get what you pay for I guess, it looks junky. And please where does this Centi-Grade come from I always wonder? Celsius is the correct word you are looking for... I recommend the ATTEN hot Air station double the price but you will love using it.

[@retireeelectronics2649]

True the scale is centigrade and the unit of measurement is Celsius. Then there is Fahrenheit where the scale is Fahrenheit and the unit is Fahrenheit, English sucks, sadly it is the only one that I kind of speak and write, both poorly. So far in the comments, several people have indicated it last for a fair amount of time, and since this is a hobby not a business, that is fine with me since this mostly will be used for heat shrink and maybe ripping components off of boards. If this was for a business, you would never see the word AliExpress or eBay 😊😊in my mailbags. In my parts database, I actually tag all parts from Digikey and Newark separate colour since the parts have a pedigree. Have a good day

[@charlesurrea1451]

High temperature low speed. High speed cools the element = low temperature

[@retireeelectronics2649]

Problem was human and the mercury? switch in the handle. Once the switch was glued back in place it operates perfectly and will put out maximum heat at full airflow. Previously the switch was off by about 15 degrees. Probably the glue holding the sensor broke during shipping.

[@erikburman530]

Yikes! You said 'GUN' didn't you! I know you did. CANCELLED!

[@retireeelectronics2649]

More concerned that the number of view suddenly drop to zero (-: