Soldering temperature for PCB?

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I just purchased an adjustable heat soldering station and wondered what heat I should use when doing cap replacement etc. on circuit boards. I've had trouble in the past with the cheap irons that I bought from Radio Shack on the thin PCB's in Sony and Philips DVD players lifting and vaporizing traces. Part of it was my inept solderng skills but the iron was a problem too.
The soldering station has a working temperature of 392-896 deg F. Recommendations?

Thank you!

Jim
 
When i replace elkos
i first pull the case from the pcb:bigeyes:
just push the case sideways this will disconnect the pins from the alu.foil
Nou you can easally desolder the remaining pins wich are much more easy to heat up.

This will work with the normal coaxial versions. But not the really large ones.

Regards
Simon
 
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