Customer Reviews for VEVOR Reflow Oven T962A 110V Reflow Soldering Machine 1500W 300 x 320 mm SMD SMT BGA Professional Automatic Infrared Heater Soldering Machine W/Smoke Exhaust Chimney Cooling Efficiency

Product arrived in great condition. I immediately did the modifications that are suggested/required (the mods are all over the internet).1) Remove the masking tape and replace with Kapton tape.2) Ensure the ground wire is properly grounded to chassis (need to remove chassis paint to ensure a good connection).3) Updated the firmware with the custom open source firmware by unified engineering.4) Haven't done this yet but will soon...add the cold junction temperature compensation modification.I was willing to pay a good sum of money for a decent reflow oven but the problem is that you either see these inexpensive (relatively speaking) Chinese models or American models at 10 times the cost (which is more than I want to pay). Additionally you see lots of custom hacks with toaster ovens. After much research I chose this path and I'm glad I did. I went with the T962A model vs the T962 as the T962 is only 800 W but the T962A is 1500 W and I wanted the extra power in case I really load up the reflow oven with a lot of boards. The 3 hacks above took me a Saturday to knock out. Also, this version of the T962A has the rear fan shroud which really makes it easy to hook up a vent tube to exhaust the fumes outside and will definitely be useful if you are running lots of boards through it.

It is very accurate and professional soldering option for small boards.C. Medina

Great little oven for leaded solder. It works and gets boards done. It's small on the outside but good enough to fit a few boards at once if they're not giant. Press one button, wait 7 minutes, out come boards. I can't vouch for fancy lead free solders, obviously this isn't for production but nice to make a batch right after your first board is assembled and tested

Anyone thinking of purchasing this should research the interwebs for the pros & cons so you know what you're getting. If you do decide to purchase it I STRONGLY recommend completing the modifications as it will make the machine a whole lot better. I ran the machine both before and after the mods - no question they NEED done!I give it 4 stars for a couple of reasons:- The makers know about the issues and have done nothing to improve the design and the major issues can be resolved for less than $10- Which is the other reason I give it 4 stars. Pretty cheap & easy to make it a really nice machine and if you're purchasing this you most likely have the skills, tools and knowledge to fix the problems.

I was very impressed with this Reflow Oven. I had read and seen YouTube videos which were more than a bit negative. They provided information as to how to eliminate the smell, how to improve performance, etc. etc. But I just plugged it in and ran a couple of dry runs and observed that it did not smell anymore than a household kitchen oven when first turned on -- not much. I am an electronics engineer and needed an oven like this to build prototype surface mount boards. I loaded my 120mm square (4 3/4 inch) board with SMT parts, crossed my fingers, and ran the standard automated F1 temperature profile. All parts from very small to some large components (mostly1206) came out beautifully soldered. I am so glad I didn't listen to the OLD negativity. This company appears to keep improving their product and keeping the price down so that professionals and hobbyists can be successful. Thanks also to the supplier, who delivered the T962 on time when I was needing to quickly replace my hot air gun.

Great entry level machine. Super easy to mod to upgrade firmware. I recommend anyone that buys this looks into the mods that can be added.

Definitely do the Kapton tape rework for this unit (or any other unit that looks like this one but has a different seller name). After the rework, I have not had any issues with the smell.Things that annoys me:-The beeping once the batch is done. I will rip that speaker out one of these days.-The "stickiness" of the button. (I imagine that it's a software delay rather than something wrong with the hardware.)

It's much bigger than the T-962 model, its heat output capacity also allows for a more uniform solder distribution for large PCB brd dimension

I use this oven twice a week and it works great.

I tuned the profile to work with lead free solder. Attached is my profile. Tested one board at a time. None of the default profiles worked with my lead free solder. I got a good balance between solder reflow, and my connectors not getting too brown from getting baked.I then loaded up the oven with 12 boards, and none of them reflowed properly. I was able to save them by reflowing the boards in smaller batches, but the fact that the oven's ability to reflow is sensitive to the number of boards is not good.Also, the "done" buzzer is very annoying and loud.This oven works, and if you need to make a few boards it will get the job done. If you need more than that, then you need to make some modifications or buy a more expensive oven.