From Tristan Sent Sat, Mar 10th 2018, 02:53
Hi David, I ended up going for the FR-410 but the FR-300 should be fine for your application. Note that the latest model is the FR-301 which may have slight improvements over the FR-300. Regards, Tristan On Sat, Mar 10th, 2018 at 12:42 PM, David Bivins <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm about to undertake removing all the switches from a CR-8000 and think I > need to take my relationship with tech gear to the next step and get a > desoldering station. I don't need to do bulky jobs very often (this is the > first very large project I've encountered), so I think the entry-level > Hakko FR-300 is adequate despite the poor reviews (seems like heavy users > are pushing it beyond its limits). But I wanted to check here first in case > someone has recently upgraded and has something that I could > purchase/inherit. > > Also any advice is welcome. Again, I don't think I would use it that often; > usually I use a hand pump or copper solder wick for one-offs. > > Thanks, > > David >