[Boatanchors] Boatanchors Digest, Vol 112, Issue 13

[J. Forster]

A vacuum solder sucking machine. Like a Pace.

And, yes, it works just fine on switches.

-John

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> What is a "Hakko 808“ please?
>
> Bry Carling
> http://www.af4k.com
> http://alltheaboveband.com
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> From: james.liles at comcast.net
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Boatanchors Digest, Vol 112, Issue 13
> Date: Thu, May 9, 2013 4:54 pm
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>
> There is nothing that will compare with a Hakko 808.
>
> Kindest regards Jim K9AXN
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>
> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 09 May 2013 14:37:11 -0400
> From: "David C. Hallam" <dhallam at knology.net>
> To: Boatanchors-qth <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Desoldering Components
> Message-ID: <518BECD7.8030709 at knology.net>
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> 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
>
>
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