Tools / Soldering / Hot Air Rework

Hand holding the nozzle of a hot air rework station which is aimed at a small populated circuit board held in a small vice

If you've ever made a mistake when surface-mount soldering, you'll know how much of a pain it can be to fix it without the right tools. It can add critical time to a project and can seriously stymie your soldering momentum if you run into a bad component or a faulty reflow.

With these quality hot air stations, you can easily rework your boards and get your project back on track. It's also possible to use solder paste (in a syringe for example) to apply paste and then blow hot air over it to melt the solder and get the components into place.