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[J. Forster]

I'd still consider a used Pace PPS-5. They are easy to fix and maintain and often sell
for reasonable prices.

FWIW,
-John

WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:

> Bruce, Jim, et al,
>
> OK. This thread has convinced me that I do enough restoration and repair work
> that I need to put some money into a desoldering station.   Unfortunately,
> Hakko have discontinued the 470 and 472 in favor of the 472D-01 and 472D-02.
> Apparently I should have reached this conclusion a year ago.
>
> NIB 470B's and 472's have shown up on eBay recently so I'll wait. But in the
> meantime, I'd like some advice from people who've used these units regularly.
> The difference between the two models appears mainly to be in the handpiece.
> The 470 (and 470B) has a pistol grip one and the 472 a pencil style one. I want
> to mainly use it on tube based military sets built 1955 and earlier.  And
> maybe an occassional PC board.
>
> Any comments on clog rates between the two handpiece styles if desoldering
> typical military sets with incompletely removed MFP and 50+ year old solder?
> Reason I ask is that the suction flow path must make a 90 degree turn in the
> pistol grip style.
>
> Any recommendations as to tip number (or OD and bore) under the above
> conditions?
>
> Any comments as to relative comfort and ease of use working inside of
> chassis, IF transformers, etc. between the pistol grip and pencil type handpieces? Or
> should I just plan on having both? Assume (true or not) that cost is no
> object.
>
> TIA.
>
> Robert Downs - Houston