Trouble holding and placing tiny SMD parts? Sjaak improvised a vacuum part lifter with a needle and the fume extractor on an Aoyue 968 soldering station I did ran a quick test and the fume extractor is strong enough to lift 0603 and 0805 passive. The diameter of needle is big enough to hold the […]
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TOOL: Aoyue 968 3-in-1 rework station
Our favorite tools have a new home on the wiki. Each week we’ll muse a bit about one of them. Have your own tool review? We’ll post that too! Our trusty Aoyue 968 was the first real electronics tool we bought. It’s a three-in-one rework station with a soldering iron, hot air rework tool, and […]