From Lorne Hammond Sent Sat, Mar 10th 2018, 17:58
also same boat. Hobby user level. I bought this which is at the cheapo = end of things, mostly for a few personal repairs and doing all the = boards in a large synth. https://www.ebay.com/itm/S-993A-110V-90W-Electric-Vacuum-Desoldering-Pump= -Solder-Sucker-Gun-In-US-/251876278039 metasonic and george mattson said = desoldering stations are a waste always plugging and they just use hot air guns to blow the parts off = and clear the thru-hole. I figure I'd just burn the boards and melt = traces with my chops. LOrne -----Original Message----- From: sines [mailto:xxxxx_xxxx@xxxxx.xx]=20 Sent: March-09-18 5:45 PM To: analogue heaven <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> Subject: Re: [AH] Looking for desoldering station Im in the same boat. Let me borrow that when you=E2=80=99re done with = it. :) Todd > On Mar 9, 2018, at 8:42 PM, David Bivins <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >=20 > Hi all, >=20 > 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.=20 >=20 > 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.=20 >=20 > Thanks, >=20 > David