Velleman LAB1U ?

[BOBA FETT]

hey guys... im not sure if i posted this in the right place.. but i came across this station and was wondering if it's any good? or craptastic :thinking:
(before i get bashed i did search and found nothing on it)

Amazon.com: Velleman LAB1U 3-in-1 Lab Unit: Electronics

here are the specifications from a different site.

digital multimeter:
3 1/2 backlit LCD
DMM is battery powered to ensure test isolation
automatic polarity indication
DC voltage: 200mV to 600V in 5 steps
AC voltage: 200V and 600V
DC current: 200µA to 10A in 5 steps
resistance test: 200 ohm to 2Mohm
diode, transistor and continuity test
data-hold function and buzzer
CATI 600V
CATII 300V

regulated power supply:
selectable output voltages: 3 - 4.5 - 6 - 7.5 - 9 - 12Vdc
output: 1.5A (2A peak)
LED overload indication
with output on/off switch
very low ripple
LED power indication

soldering station:
low-voltage iron: 24V
ceramic 48W heating element with temperature sensor
temperature range: OFF - 150 - 450°C
lead-free soldering possible
supplied with sponge and spare bit

 

[Meatball]

Are you a beginner? What are you using this stuff for? Advanced projects? Basics?

Velleman is known as pretty good quality, but they can be a little pricey in some areas.

 

[BOBA FETT]

yea bro, im barely getting started up..
im looking around for the best option right now pretty much..

 

[hakzaw1]

One of the Mods or maybe it was admin at *********** laser forum- sells those at their forum-
I did an impluse buy of a Velleman soldering station-VTSS5
it was cheap at 29.00$ only to find out it was worth more like-15$

-Box sez 50W- 'greenmechanic' metered it for me and said they LIE.
Its very slow to re-heat and made in China-
another OLder and better brand is Weller-iirc- this looks to me like china wannabe -- copycat. But maybe since then (~4 yrs ago) thier stuff became better. I got an old beat up Hak and love it. anyone wanting this barely used Velleman can have it for 25$ shipped to USA. Its a good one for non-serious soldering, I guess..

I would read up a lot before popping that much$$

also-- one drawback on all-in-one items IS: if one part fails and needs to go away to be fixed you are now out of the other two parts of the set-up.

good luck--hakzaw