Oakkar7 shares his experience repairing his hot-air station:
I quickly checked the problem. There is no air flow at the nozzle. But I still heard the air compressor sound. Today, I tear down and find out the problem. My rework station is a cheap china made, LK852D brand. Here is what inside.
I’d be way too scared to use a cheap hot air gun from China. Burns are one of if not the worst type of injury you can have. Even though I have two fire extinguishers and eight smoke alarms in my apartment I still wouldn’t feel comfortable operating this at my home.
I’m looking into BGA rework stations at the moment but fear that this time I won’t get around a cheap model from China as professional ones are just way too expensive.