[Boatanchors] OT. Need hot air station advice

[Phil]

OK, need some advice here. One of my two TYT TH-9800 quad band radios 
died after about 18 Months use.  Apparently a 28 pin smd chip failure 
(after I bought them I found out it's not unusual).  I have a VERY nice 
dual soldering iron temp controlled solder station, but even the finest 
skinny needle tip is too large for this task.  Yeah, when I bought the 
station I could have had it with one iron and a hot air gun, didn't 
figure I'd ever need it :(

Here are a couple different products I'm looking at, one with hot air 
only, and one with an iron AND hot air.  Not adverse to paying extra for 
the iron I may not need IF the Kendal is a better unit overall. The unit 
probably WON'T get a lot of use here. . .

Anyone here have experience with either of these units (or a similar 
priced one)?  If I have to pay much more to get something that lasts I 
will probably just forget the whole thing and maybe scrap the radio 
(saving the head and mic for spares).

NOTE:  I buy from Amazon, but NOT eBay.

Kendal Hot Air Station
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W6FK8IG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A1T99ZP24DH4HZ&psc=1

Kohree Hot-Air Station
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ITMPQS2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A67FFQ1POP4BF&psc=1

And which of the following solders would you suggest (or something else).

Solder Paste
https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Temperature-Solder-Paste-Grams/dp/B017RSGPI8/ref=pd_sim_469_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=WGTCZ4W8FKARN5TKF3GV

Solder paste
https://www.amazon.com/Solder-Paste-Lead-Free-Temperature-chipQuik/dp/B0195V1QEI/ref=pd_sim_469_6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=WC3ZCEGYN72F3
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73 From "The Beaconeer's Lair"
Specializing in DXing NDBs (Longwave Beacons)
Phil, KO6BB,  http://www.qsl.net/ko6bb/
KO6BB/B beacon, ~20W on 28.290 MHz, Ringo Vertical

HF/LF RADIOS:
HOMEBREW:   7 Tube+Rect 1v3 Regen RX for LF (built 2015)
Icom:       IC-7200 Xceiver, DSP IF & filters (~2015).
Kenwood:    TS-450SAT Xceiver, cascaded 250/125Hz Inrad filters.
10M Beacon: 2 x Realistic HTX-100's on 28.290MHz
SDR:        Softrock Ensemble II LF (built from a kit 2017).

ACC:   HOMEBREW  LF-MF Pre-Amp, 8Hz Audio Filter.
        HOMEBREW  4 Port Antenna Multicoupler, Feeds 4 RX's.
        
ANTENNAS: 88 foot Long Ladder-line fed dipole, 35 feet AGL for MW/SW.
           Active Mini-Whip, 36 Feet AGL for LF/MW/SW.
           37 foot "Low Noise Vertical", 11 feet AGL for LF/MW/SW.
           Cushcraft AR-10 Ringo Vertical, 14 feet AGL for 10M beacon.
Merced, Central California, 37, 18, 37N   120, 30, 6W CM97rh


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