From Lorne Hammond Sent Sat, Mar 10th 2018, 18:08
From Lorne Hammond Sent Sat, Mar 10th 2018, 18:08
That looks pretty good having the motor separate with tubes. When I was = shopping getting 110v on ebay was one issue to look out for.=20 Got a useless to me 220v hot air gun. No 220 on my bench. Lorne -----Original Message----- From: Giles Ward [mailto:xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx]=20 Sent: March-10-18 2:39 AM To: Analog Heaven <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> Subject: Re: [AH] Looking for desoldering station > Hi all, >=20 > I'm about to undertake removing all the switches from a CR-8000 and=20 > think I need to take my relationship with tech gear to the next step=20 > and get a desoldering station. I don't need to do bulky jobs very=20 > often (this is the first very large project I've encountered), so I=20 > think the entry-level Hakko FR-300 is adequate despite the poor=20 > 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 > Also any advice is welcome. Again, I don't think I would use it that=20 > often; usually I use a hand pump or copper solder wick for one-offs. >=20 > Thanks, >=20 > David I bought one of these a few years back, seems to work well and not too expensive: http://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d00672/desoldering-station-uk-eu-plug/dp/= SD01384 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DEQEx7Cezz9o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DFt50m8UU5WQ