Yihua 853D 1A 3in1 Ho air, soldering iron and power supply

Jaanus K

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Yihua 853D 1A 3in1 Hot air, soldering iron, and power supply

Have tested all aspects of things and it works real nice, quick to heat but hot air and soldering tip. Power supply works fine - but take notice - you cannot limit current - you need your own fuse holder and fuse. But this is just as advertised. It says 3in1 but you actually have 4in1 considering you have a voltage test switch and input. My test voltage was approximately 0.1V off, reading was 6.4V while handheld calibrated VOA meter said 6.54V. Haven't tested if the voltage test will also display current (A), but will probably not! Used as a power supply I think the current showing (A) is close enough. The "auto" feature is real nice - I tested "manual" but went back to "auto" feeling more safe that way. The soldering tip is a very pointy one, as it should be considering the suggested use. For old style soldering you need other tips. The only downside of this package is the manual/handbook, the translation from Chinese to English is terrible - feels like a 10 year old child who studied English for 3 years, no more. All things mentioned here also apply to the 3A version, although heating is even faster.

i almost have this station for a year
only good things i can tell you for that..!!!
totally reccomended

This is a fantastic little unit at an amazing price.

Box: Solid and well-constructed with dorsal carry-handle. Inside, build quality is good, although you might want to trim the power LED's leads as they protrude a little, but not dangerously so. Perhaps this was just my unit.Power FET protrudes from back and can get quite hot. If using the iron, air-gun and supply at max VA simultaneously for any length of time I would recommend installing a heat-sink, but not many applications would require this.
Switches/buttons are solid and tactile. Iron can be detached/replaced via socket at front, but air-gun removal would be a little more involved(but not onerously so).

Soldering Iron: 200-480c fits all Hakko tips. For best heat transfer keep contact surface clean, and tip-attachment tight. Very fine steel tips (_1mm) can take a few seconds to melt existing solder joints. Use the largest practicable tip for the job for faster reflow.

Hot Air Gun: Somene has really put some thought into this. Heat-up and cool-down are time-controlled to extend life of heating element. Air-flow-volume is finely controllable, so turn it down for discretes to stop the air blowing them away(lol), but crank it up for IC's. You'll never want to use DIPs ever again. Never done hot air reflow before and it worked first go. Hint: use _tiny_ amounts of solder paste, or you'll be removing unwanted bridges for a while.

Power Supply: Up to 1A at 0-30V in 0.1V increments. VERY handy bench supply, which doubles as an Ammeter and Voltmeter(up to 200V DC). Initially this was a 'nice-to-have', but I can't imagine not having it now, especially when on-the-go.

RF strength meter??? I don't think so...

***** 5 stars. For the price this is your hobbyist-_serious amateur's all-in-one solder station. It has opened up the world of SMD for me in a big way. Buy it!