Pros & Cons
Pros
The rubber grip on the soldering iron fits well to the body and is comfortable, unlike a lot of cheaper soldering irons with loose plastic sleeves. This kit comes with spare heating elements and tips for both tools, tweezers, and ic pullers. The auto ... Read More
It was assembled in july 2020. No complaints, very fair for the price. Better than expected. I am very pleased and so is my son who wanted his helicopter fixed.
Kudos for newacalox for doing the right thing without a lengthy and arduous rma process. I'm not a professional, but it seems to work pretty well for what i'm doing.
Cons
No error codes and none of the control switches work.
Highlights
Quality
It holds up well for long term use and all the essential components are high quality
858d and it lasted 712 years before it developed a problem with the handle cable
Editthis review was written about a portable version of this product
Price
All in all i think it is easily worth the 70 it cost me
Competitiveness
More expensive desoldering stations have presets and other functions that would be needed for more of a production environment
Luckily i had a replacement coord onhand
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- This product had a total of 249 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 8 2022.
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I tested the accuracy of the newacolox 858d by fixing the end of the nozzle 12 from a thermocouple at speed setting 2 and logging the actual temperature
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It went straight to 500 c began smoking and displayed an h e error
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It immediately did the exact same thing
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I would avoid purchasing this item at this time
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The unit is small so it doesnt take much room on the work bench