Having been in the consumer electronics repair industry for 38 years, I have watched the industry go through countless changes. Being a part of that industry, I have come to realize that I also must be open to purchase state of the art equipment if I intend to survive as technology advances. For this reason, I took a serious look at the JBC “Advanced” line of soldering devices. Keeping in mind that I use soldering equipment in every item I repair, I realize this is the most important piece of equipment in my arsenal (and probably the most taken for granted one). Performing mobile service, I have very specific needs of portability, quick setup, and diverse tips for different tasks.

Although HEI offers many different soldering/desoldering devices, the JBC DI3000 met my needs perfectly. Not only does it heat in two seconds, but there are dozens of tips available that can be exchanged literally in seconds (even when hot). One tip works easily to remove tuner shields & rework RF posts, another is long and very thin to get deep into a shielded module with ease, and another is wide - heating all the pins on the side of an IC at the same time. There is even a tweezers hand device that professionally removes chip components and surface mounted capacitors without any board or component damage whatsoever!

My decision to purchase this remarkable product from HEI has literally ended all of the stress and frustration I used to experience reworking modern pc boards. I would highly recommend any serious repair professional to contact Howard Electronic Instruments and see how your repair experiences can be enhanced by this fine product line.