[Elecraft] Absolutely positively the BEST way to strip toroid leads

Mon Jul 1 23:16:01 2002

At 07:29 PM 7/1/02, you wrote:
>I have searched without success for a supplier of the A1394 tip.  Could 
>you tell us where you found it.

http://eskc.com/index.php?f=invout.php&SearchBy=All&SearchFor=a1394

Not cheap, but worth every penny.

73,

Tom  N0SS

>Thanks,
>
>Jim Wilson
>
>
>At 08:56 AM 6/30/2002, Tom Hammond NØSS wrote:...
>
>>Finally, I've found that Hakko offers a number of different desoldering 
>>tool tips as well. I really enjoy using their tip #A1394 which has a 
>>really long, slender snoot on it... .434" long and only .090" outside 
>>diameter. I've found this tip to be invaluable when working on some of 
>>the more 'crowded' PC boards in the K2, especially the KSB2 board, where=

>>components are quite tightly packed. This tip allows me to desolder 
>>bottom-mounted components, going in from the top side of the board, 
>>without overheating adjacent top-mounted components.
>>
>>What I'm trying to do here is to urge some builders to invest in a decent=

>>desoldering gun (or station). It will not be low cost, but if you do much=

>>PC board building and REWORKING of existing PC boards, you will find that=

>>it is worth every buck you invested.
>>
>>I have NO interest whatsoever in ANY company manufacturing (or 
>>selling)  soldering or desoldering equipment, including Hakko.
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Tom Hammond
>>
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