A closer look at my cheap soldering station (and some upgrades)

I have been using the cheapest soldering station I could find (Baku 601D) for a couple of years now, and I finally got around to taking a look inside and doing a couple of easy upgrades. Despite some people's misgivings and annoyance at this cheap unit, it hasn't given me any real problems in the 2 years I've had it. And it really was cheap - the cheapest temperature controlled iron with hot air tool that I could find on ebay. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/BAKU-BK-601D-... ----- My tip jar:   / pileofstuff   If you are OK with me getting a commission on your e-bay purchases, feel free to use my affiliate link: https://ebay.to/33IF7PA ----- This isn't the only way to do it. It's probably not the best way to do it. But it's how I do it.