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i have searched high and low for one of these but cannot find one
do they exisit or are they all lead free only now?
cheers👍
i have searched high and low for one of these but cannot find one
do they exisit or are they all lead free only now?
cheers👍
I use this and it works really well... Look on eBay or other sites for a 220V version 🙂
https://www.amazon.ca/HighTop-Automatic-Desoldering-Electric-Soldering/dp/B0932TJX9X/
https://www.amazon.ca/HighTop-Automatic-Desoldering-Electric-Soldering/dp/B0932TJX9X/
In the case of removing melted solder, it doesn't matter.
In the case of USING solder, that lead-free stuff is crap.
By far, the best one to get would be an Hakko FR-301. They cost a little more, but are very much worth it.
Hal
Hal
What? $400? I've always just used something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Lesnow-Desoldering-Electric-Soldering-Auxiliary/dp/B09CYKNYRF
Works great. Unless you are doing hours of de-soldering per day I guess...if you buy me one of those Hako units I'll use it 🙂
Works great. Unless you are doing hours of de-soldering per day I guess...if you buy me one of those Hako units I'll use it 🙂
Expensive equipment like that Hakko are primarily purchased and used by people in business, not DIY'ers.
Yes. Painful. Never got on with the pumps, never could get the nozzle to the solder quick enough and the temptation to overheat is strong. Desolder braid works well. I'm going to try one of the cheaper Chinese Hakko-alikes. At least I'll know how good they are and if, when it fails, it's worth buying a Hakko or equivalent or just another Hakko-alike. I could buy 4 or more for the price of 1 Hakko...
Seriously, though, it really doesn't take that long at all to pay for itself through salvaging components without damaging them. I restore old test equipment as a hobby, not a business and have two of the Hakko's that were paid for in savings in about six months. It took a couple of years for friends to talk me into getting one of the prior model 808s, but I look at it now as one of the best equipment purchases that I've made.
Hal
Hal
I've been using a manually-operated Edsyn SOLDAPULLT for decades. Works every time and they are cheap - under $30 USD if you go for the static-safe version. Tips are replaceable. For very fine work or tight spaces, solder braid works pretty well, too.
Yeah they are pretty expensive. I already use a good quality Green pump but I'm about to embark on a strip down project where I'm going to be removing every component and wanted something a bit less laborious
Absolutely - can't really think of any reason that it would make any difference whether it contained lead. The default operating temperature is high enough to cover anything you would encounter.
I like the Hakko 301, offers a great value, since the better gear is expensive... you will need some extra nozzles, consumables, they are kind of pricey. Mine died after very little use (probably a lemon) but I could get the main board to fix it for $40. After that it didn't give me more problems, And even when I upgraded it sometime later, I use it once in a while. If you get one, take notice that it needs proper maintenance.
If 400$ is expensive, you should stop building tube amplifiers 🙂 I could schitt 400$ with DIY these days.