Matt,
The other thing unique to the Hakko tips is that they seemed to me to
be less tolerant of sponges for cleaning. Hakko makes a little
cleaning thingy that I had much better luck with using than the
sponge that came with some of their units. It uses metal that looks
like a Scrubber pad, but is an alloy that keeps the tips
happy. There was a thread on this, and I think Tom Hammond has some
info on his web site about it:
http://www.n0ss.net/
Tim Raymer
At 16:38 10/03/2005, Matt Osborn wrote:
I have the tip tinning problem with my Hakko 808. The 808 works great,
but the tip won't accept solder. The manual says that is an
indication of a worn tip, but mine was brand new. I though I just had
the wrong expectations.
I'll have to order a new tip before I try stripping and tinning toroid
leads again. That was my only disappointment.
On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 11:32:41 -0500, "Timothy A. Raymer"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Rowland,
>
>We had a discussion on the reflector some time ago about the Circuit
>Specialist version of the Hakko, and the pros and cons of it. It
>SEEMED to be a direct copy of the Hakko, (right down to board layout
>and parts placement and selection) but the main difference was the
>quality of the tips. The person that had one had reported the tips
>are difficult to tin, don't like to stay "wet" from the Solder like
>the Hakko tips, and so on.
>
>Problem is, I DON'T remember if the TIPS are interchangable or
>not. If they are, that is where you would be wise to invest in the
>Hakko tips. If they don't, then it may be a dicer situation.
>
>You might want to look back through the archives. The thread to
look for is:
>
>RE: [Elecraft] Possible REALLY GOOD BUY on T/C Soldering Stn
>
>I am looking forward to your reports on the product.
>
>Tim Raymer
>73 de KA0OUV
>K2 #1383
>
>
>At 00:15 09/30/2005, Rowland wrote:
>>Thanks for the comments guys regarding the 808 (China)
>>I have decided to give it a go and have ordered direct from China!!!
>
>Timothy A. Raymer
>Missouri Department of Health
>and Senior Services
>
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