Recommended · for some experience
EEVblog #167 - Atten 858D Hot Air Rework Review
Why people recommend it
Dave Jones reviews the budget Atten 858D hot air rework station; people cite it when choosing a first hot air tool for SMD work.
Watch for: a 2011 review of an older model
In their words
You can check out Dave Jone's EEVlog #167 for a review of the Atten 858D+.
helloworld922 on electronics.stackexchange.com, Feb 2013. CC BY-SA.
I'd go buy a hot air rework station, like the one reviewed here:
dren.dk on electronics.stackexchange.com, Oct 2011. CC BY-SA.
After watching [video] I got an Atten 858D+ and I like it.
AndreKR on electronics.stackexchange.com, Jun 2011. CC BY-SA.
