$200 is around 3-4x more than necessary for a decent hot air station these days; I had to check the date on the article as that would've been a more reasonable price 10-15 years ago.

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dotancohen 3 days ago | parent [-]

Can you recommend a good $50 option for someone getting into the field?

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_shantaram 3 days ago | parent [-]

You can get a $15 hot air station and it's fine for getting quite a lot done! Look for clones of the Atten 858D. And come say hi in #electronics on Libera :)

	▲	dotancohen 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		I'll look into that, thank you!