[Boatanchors] Desoldering Components

[Garey Barrell]

Larger tip (more mass, heat faster,STAY hot on larger connections)

No 3 foot long tiny hose (weakens the vacuum)

Downside is it's a little bulkier (soldering gun size) but plenty of 
agility to get into tube gear.

73, Garey - K4OAH
Glen Allen, VA

Drake 2-B, 2-C/2-NT, 4-A, 4-B, C-Line
and TR-4/C Service Supplement CDs
<www.k4oah.com>

David C. Hallam wrote:
> How is the Hakko 808 desoldering station different/better whatever 
> than the Weller DS-500 vacuum desoldering station?
>
> David
> KW4DH
>
>
> On 5/9/2013 2:39 PM, W2HX wrote:
>> Hakko 808. Never leave home without it. :)
>>
>>   73 Eugene W2HX
>>   -----Original Message-----
>> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David C. 
>> Hallam
>> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 2:37 PM
>> To: Boatanchors-qth
>> Subject: [Boatanchors] Desoldering Components
>>
>> I'm sure this has been discussed over and over, but I am at the 
>> point where I am ready to start pulling out what little hair I have 
>> left on my head.  I have a Hallicrafters SX-100 MK II that needs a 
>> number of components replaced.  I have tested most of the resistors 
>> finding at least 1/3 of them are out of spec, >10% and there are a 
>> multitude of tiny chief capacitors.  I have now removed 5 of these 
>> and one tested bad.
>>
>> I have tried various method of removing the solder from tie points 
>> and tube sockets; a Weller DS-500 desoldering station, a 40W 
>> soldering iron with a 2.4mm chisel point and a solder sucker or 
>> desoldering braid with and without liquid rosin flux, an assortment 
>> of dental picks and Xacto knives to pull and separate leads.  I am 
>> at the point where I am afraid of toasting the phenolic in the tie 
>> strips before I have removed the solder sufficiently to get the 
>> components loose.
>>
>> How have others accomplished this?
>>
>> David
>> KW4DH