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

Tue Jul 2 00:22:00 2002

I got mine from Kiesub Electronics in Las Vegas.  ESKC couldn't seem to get
them and Kiesub was able to get one in a week after I ordered it.
-John

I have searched without success for a supplier of the A1394 tip.  Could you
tell us where you found it.

Thanks,

Jim Wilson

At 08:56 AM 6/30/2002, Tom Hammond N�SS 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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