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All,
The discussion of desoldering tools inspired me to try something I've
seen on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B094ZCRXMN
It's basically a solder sucker with a heated tip. $36, free Prime
shipping.
It arrived this morning, and I just tried it out. I dug out an old
Steve
Great idea: did you use self-fluxing enamel wire? This is common on small
gauges used in signal circuits but not so common on large gauge wire used in
power transformers that I recall.
David G3UNA
> On 21 March 2022 at 14:38 SteveL wrote:
>
>
> As a valuable side note, the Hakko 808
As a valuable side note, the Hakko 808 makes an excellent enameled wire
stripping/tinning tool for toroids and similar. I prop my up vertically, melt
a blob of solder in the tip, plunge the enameled wire into the tip through the
solder blob, wait a second or two and activate the vacuum. The
+1 for the Hakko 808. One of the best purchases I’ve made in the realm of
soldering related tools.
Which, BTW, makes an excellent enameled wire stripping and tinning tool
(toroids, etc.).
Steve
AA8AF
> On Mar 14, 2022, at 7:01 PM, Rick Tavan wrote:
>
> I'm pretty fond of my Hakko 808.
I recently bought a HAKKO FR-301 this year. This de-soldering iron was
very expensive at $269 but it worked flawlessly to remove over 100 through
hole relays - so it paid for itself quickly. I only bought this DS iron
for a one-time project, but I can see why people love these things- they
work
I have a similar story when I worked for Centronics back in the 1980s.
In the UK, we had one rework tech and he had the vacuum desoldering tool.
Mostly he would remove components, but sometimes the rest of us would do our
own work and the rework tech taught me how to use the tool properly and
On 2022-03-14 15:35, Wayne Burdick wrote:
The following is only tangentially related, but it has to be dusted
off periodically:
https://www.qsotoday.com/n6kr-desolder-primer.html
Cute. If it's a board I care about - say the motherboard of my K2 - I
would proceed directly to step 8 (
Or use ChipQuik Alloy and a low temp iron along with a bit of solderwick.
Much easier than a SoldaPullt or even my trusty but bulky Hakko 808, safe
for the PCB and nearby components. And doesn't require a beer...
Lyle KK7P
On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 5:04 PM Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Shep was before
I guess they call themselves Harbor Freight, sorry about that.
Tom, WB2QDG
I bought one at Harbor Express several years ago. I don't use it very
often so its' low price makes it attractive for my purposes. I'm sure,
like a lot of Harbor Express products you'll find better quality
I bought one at Harbor Express several years ago. I don't use it very
often so its' low price makes it attractive for my purposes. I'm sure,
like a lot of Harbor Express products you'll find better quality
de-solerers elsewhere. But if your looking for a low price item I'd
suggest checking
Shep was before my time, but I found the recordings. Quote: "I could teach
Morse Code to a dog!"
Wayne
> On Mar 14, 2022, at 4:56 PM, Ken Winterling wrote:
>
> As I read that I could "hear" K2ORS, Jean Shepherd, narrating the text with
> his inflections and enthusiasm.
>
> Ken
>
Dave and all,
I have not used the Pace desoldering tool, but I have plenty of
experience with the Hakko 808.
The vacuum pump needs to be disassembled and cleaned of solder flux
occasionally and once that is done, it has plenty of suction. That
means the holes and plastic "flappers" in the
As I read that I could "hear" K2ORS, Jean Shepherd, narrating the text with
his inflections and enthusiasm.
Ken
WA2LBI
On Mar 14, 2022, 19:46, at 19:46, Dave W8OV wrote:
>I wonder how many of us have discovered Wayne's methods all by
>ourselves?
>
>Good one, Wayne!
>
>73,
>
>Dave W8OV
>
I wonder how many of us have discovered Wayne's methods all by ourselves?
Good one, Wayne!
73,
Dave W8OV
On 3/14/2022 17:35, Wayne Burdick wrote:
The following is only tangentially related, but it has to be dusted off
periodically:
https://www.qsotoday.com/n6kr-desolder-primer.html
I
-soldering Tool Recommendations?
The following is only tangentially related, but it has to be dusted off
periodically:
https://www.qsotoday.com/n6kr-desolder-primer.html
I wrote this long ago. Hopefully it's still as dubiously relevant as ever.
Wayne
N6KR
>> On 2022-03-13 22:06, Tony
I've had the Hakko 808 for many years. It has been used on through hole PCBs,
boat anchors, toys, etc. There hasn't been any shortage of suction. Just keep
the collection tube clean. My only regret is that I didn't purchase it years
earlier!
Ken
WA2LBI
On Mar 14, 2022, 18:25, at 18:25,
I'm pretty fond of my Hakko 808. Alas, it has been discontinued and the
current line of desoldering tools from Hakko is pretty expensive - $300 on
up. I don't recall what I paid for mine but it was a lot less. If you find
a used one for sale, grab it!
/Rick N6XI
On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 5:30 AM
The following is only tangentially related, but it has to be dusted off
periodically:
https://www.qsotoday.com/n6kr-desolder-primer.html
I wrote this long ago. Hopefully it's still as dubiously relevant as ever.
Wayne
N6KR
>> On 2022-03-13 22:06, Tony wrote:
>>> All:
>>>
>>> Can anyone
Back when I was a bench tech doing component level repair, I used a vacuum
desoldering station from Pace (I forget the model). That thing worked
great- I pulled hundreds (maybe thousands) of through-hole parts from
boards with it.
They were (and are) expensive, but so are time and PC boards, so
With all desoldering tools it's important to *regularly* clean the inside of
solder debris.
David G3UNA
>
> > On 14 Mar 2022, at 05:06, Tony <73gu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > All:
> >
> > Can anyone recommend a budget de-soldering iron that can be used in tight
> > places? I need to
It's hard to beat a good old big blue Soldapullt.
To remove the offending part with minimal damage to its surroundings,
it's generally
wise to chop the part off its leads first. Then if you have access to
both sides of the
board, you can heat each land with a soldering iron and pull the
All,
As Alan said, A desoldering iron works great on thru hole parts.
I use one from Amazon "Velleman VTDESOL3U Vacuum Desoldering Pump with
Heater" about $18.
Joel - N1JEO
On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 9:20 AM G4GNX wrote:
> For surface mount I would never use a soldering iron. Learn to
For surface mount I would never use a soldering iron. Learn to use a hot air
gun and just pick the components of with tweezers.
For thru hole components I use a ‘proper’ desoldering gun which has a hole
through the middle of the bit and will remove all solder surrounding a pin.
With the right
I use an ordinary fine tipped iron (M12) and solder wick. I don’t think
Antex irons are available in the USA, but if you check this link and search
for an M12 iron you will see the type.
https://www.antex.co.uk
It can help to minimise board damage if you cut the legs off the component,
then
All:
Can anyone recommend a budget de-soldering iron that can be used in
tight places? I need to remove a small component that has a few surface
mount devices close by so the iron would need to have a small tip.
Also need advice on the best soldering iron to use for this type of work
as
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