small-format heat gun suggestion

[capacitorless]

Does anyone have a suggestion for a smaller heat gun? Something like this, but just a random example from Google: https://www.amazon.com/Nozzles-Overload-Protection-6-56Ft-Crafting/dp/B0CZMYK65R

It's a Christmas gift and the recipient is an electronics type, albeit more of a hobby person rather than heavy EE. I'm guessing he'll be doing more and more SMD repair as time progresses.

 

[rock soderstrom]

I'm interested in that too , I usually only use it for shrink tubing and I am still working with this whopper

Maybe a soldering station with an additional hot air section would be a clever shop upgrade in my case?

 

[capacitorless]

Something cordless/rechargeable might be great for his use cases. Thinking light duty: shrink tube work, loosening glue when repairing a phone.

Edit: something like https://www.amazon.com/Cordless-600℉Fast-Rechargeable-Electronics-Embossing/dp/B0BQLS45T5

(sorry for the Amazon spam - seems like that's what Google serves up quickly without a deeper dive)

 

[gyraf]

..don't expect it to come as cordless, there's a whole lot of power needed for creating decent amounts of hot air.

I'm pretty satisfied with something like this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32879815225.html

For cordless needs, just get a Creme Brulee Torch

 

[capacitorless]

Thanks, I kind of figured that already after reading a couple of reviews Maybe as time progresses with better and better battery tech.

 

[rock soderstrom]

I'm pretty satisfied with something like this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32879815225.html

Stupid Aliexpress geo blocking again - can you please show a screenshot?

 

[capacitorless]

 

[Rob Flinn]

Stupid Aliexpress geo blocking again - can you please show a screenshot?

Weird, I can see that in the U.K...

 

[capacitorless]

I had to open the link in Chrome btw; Firefox was giving a redirection error, saying that it might have to do with cookies. I have to use Chrome without any addons for stuff like this. One would think a site like Aliexpress would be making things easy for people.

 

[capacitorless]

I'll also reach out to my nephew to see what he wants after looking at the options. I'm thinking a cheaper corded one with a fairly flexible cord for usability would work, but hey it's his Christmas

I do want (and actually need) a SMD capable rework station in the near future. That 858D looks good.

 

[rock soderstrom]

Weird, I can see that in the U.K...

It seems to be completely random...

 

[rock soderstrom]

That 858D looks good.

 

[JohnRoberts]

I bought a cheap (chinese) hot air station for reworking SMD. Over about 15 years I've had to replace it once. I guess a simple economic analysis suggests that I could have paid 2x and broke even. The old saying about buying quality tools is "buy once cry once".... The second cheap one still works, but these days I only use it maybe once a year, mostly on shrink tubing.

JR