Pace ADS200 - Soldering Station with MT-200 MiniTweez Handpiece, ISB Stand and Tip (8007-0589)

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One of the best soldering tools ever invented!

4.0

First off, I originally started with the MBT-350 system which is still an incredible unit, even to this day. However, the newer ADS200 system with these smart tweezers is unbelievably good by comparison. The amount of control you receive in unparalleled and it makes microscopic chip lifts an absolute breeze (assuming you have a good microscope to go with it to see what you are doing). I've used a lot of hot tweezers and hot air guns, but there's nothing quite like these little tweezers! They really hit it out of the park with them. Also, the instant setback cubby is a really neat feature. The only major cons to the system is the ADS200 doesn't have a dual-port setup so you can leave the iron and tweezers plugged in simultaneously. I've learned to "cheat" it into thinking it's in the cubby by leaving the iron's setback cubby plugged in and place the iron in the stand when I am done working with the tweezers, then just switch the plug on the front to go between the tweezers and iron. This can be a real hassle, but it's the best you can do until PACE gets off their butt and makes a full system like the MBT-350, except with the latest technology. The heat-up time is no joke on this thing! It jumps up to 700°F at lightning speed and paired with the setback cubby, it's like it never drops down. Pretty neat system all the way around. Just really wish they had a multi-channel system to make it more seamless in operation while keeping the form factor a reasonable size.

Tim T. on Jul 14, 2020 I found this helpful (3)