X-Tronic 4020-PRO-X • Hot Air Rework Station • 1000 Watt • Brushless DC Vortex Blower • Quick Change Nozzle Holder • 4 Presets • Temp Calibration, C/F, Auto Cool Down • 3 Straight/2 Spiral Nozzles!

I bought this to rework a bunch of production boards and needed a hot air rework gun that had more control and more heat than the average rework station. This worked great for me. I especially liked the multiple quick change tips. Good quality and most of all very quiet.

Disclaimer: I waited a few months to write this just to be sure about my review, so bear with me. I got rather fed up with the incredibly slow iron heating time with my own Weller iron (45W) and wanted something that would at least be faster. I'm an EE and have worked with *very* expensive rework stations and know a quality setup when I'm holding one. I was skeptical at first considering how much more expensive other reputable brands are for just a soldering iron package, but this is one of my most favorite purchases now! I got my wish and an awful lot more with this package (4040-PRO-X). This iron will hit 400° in 32 seconds for the second-to-finest tip. The hot air reaches the same temp in 10-12 seconds. The sleep function for these is definitely helpful and is usually only about a 5 second turnaround time to reheat the iron. I've used the "quick change" feature of the air gun tips and it does have significant usefulness to it. Highly recommend to any serious hobbyist! Drawbacks: - The sleep mode timer is a little difficult to change as others have pointed out, but it's nothing to really get hung up on. - The sleep mode is triggered in the presence of a magnetic field for the air gun (I'm assuming the soldering iron uses a different tactic) so there have been a couple times where I've tried to set magnets in plastics and it becomes mildly difficult to find the sweet spot. This is of course handy for any other occasion because the supplied dock station for the iron and air gun comes with an embedded magnet, so you have two options to rest the air gun and force it in to sleep mode (2nd being the unit mounted dock). - Supplied soldering tips aren't the best quality, but I'm also not easy on my tools. - Supplied solder sucker....works....but it does like to come apart rather easily and often accidentally. There are better out there, but for a "free" bit of swag with this purchase, I can't complain. All in all, I would buy another one again even if this one gave out. Even if all this did was heat an iron, it's still a great machine!

This is a decent set and it works worked well for 3 years. The problem manifested with the hot air gun making pretty bad rattling noise even at low speeds. (Probably only use the air gun a few times, mostly using the soldering iron). Upon disassembly, i quickly discovered that the custom blower motor assembly uses a cheap plastic flywheel (made of the same frigid plastic that tape dispenser is made of - became cracked and deformed, causing rattling noise in the assembly). This is a custom blower, so there is no way to replace it with an Amazon part. Contacted the company and they offered a to replace entire motor assembly for $59, which is honestly and overkill at this price. I patched the flywheel with some tape (LOL) and the noise is reduced but not entirely, i guess ill have to deal with. Buyer beware if you plan to use the air gun often.

I really don’t know what all this machine is capable of but it does everything I need and more. It really heats up and I mean fast. I have never bought a big dollar one so I can’t compare it to them but I can say Amazon will not be getting this back as it makes my solder joints look very professional

I have boughten cheaper solder irons in the past which didn't seem to last. This one has been working great since it has arrived and it is nice being able to adjust the temp unlike the cheap ones. Comes with a bunch of sample size supplys which was a nice bonus. Still need to practice with the hot air since I haven't ever used one of those but it gets hot fast and the auto sleep/cool down function when you put it in the base is a nice touch.

I have an X-Tronic soldering iron from years ago, and still use it, but I wanted a hot air station. Found this thing and got it. Works great.

Heat gun and Solder Iron work well but Solder tips did not last the project.

Great hot air rework station. Product as described. Definitely recommend if you need this device