[Elecraft] Hakko 808 Desoldering Tool

[Charles Greene]

Ed,

Is minimum temperature with the screw-driver adjustment fully CCW?

TNX

At 09:04 AM 12/11/2002 -0800, J. Edward (Ed) Muns wrote:
>As a caution for anyone using the Hakko 808, be sure the temperature control
>is not set too high.  Mine came with the control (a small screwdriver
>adjustment on the handle) set at the maximum temperature.  I didn't realize
>this when I first used it and burned several pads off a KSB2 board, changing
>crystals.  Not only did the pads burn off, but some of the through-hole
>plating came out as well.  Moreover, the leads seemed to be more "stuck" in
>the holes than they should have been.
>
>I discovered the temperature control issue (thanks, Eric) and turned to the
>MINIMUM setting.  Now the tool works beautifully.  Not only is there no
>damage to the board, but the leads end up pretty much loose in the holes to
>where the component literally falls out of the board.
>
>This is a fantastic tool.  But, like any tool, you have to use it properly.
>In over 40 years of desoldering, I've never been able to do such a quick,
>quality job.  The PC board is undamaged and there is not a cloud of solder
>bits blown all over the board, as some manual solder suckers will produce.
>Expensive, yes, but cheap compared to ruined boards.
>
>73,
>Ed - W0YK


73, Chas, W1CG
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