[Elecraft] Desolder tool

[Vance Huntsinger]

I, too, wouldn't mind owning a Hakko 808, but they ARE a little pricey. 
Another poor man's Hakko is the GC Solder Popper, in the $35 price range. I 
had become fairly adept with desoldering braid, but am now a convert to the 
Solder Popper. I like the one hand operation. The Solder Popper is not 
temperature controlled, however, so one must be careful to not dwell too 
long on the solder joint. So far, it has worked like a charm with no 
collateral damage. I bought mine locally, but one vendor (who also sells 
the Hakko) is:
http://www.action-electronics.com/desolder.htm

73,
Vance-WA9YDJ

At 04:02 PM 11/10/02 , Robert Fanfant wrote:
>For all of us working on modificaitons,  I just wanted to pass along a 
>neat desoldering tool that works well for me. I tried using a wick but it 
>didn't work all that well so I decided to look at other desoldering 
>methods. I wanted to order the Hakko 808 but it was getting up there in 
>price so I ended up trying a Soldapullit DS017 for $17. I completed the 
>BPF and ALC and 14 crystals parts replacement in about 30 minutes. A 
>search on google brought up many vendors, here is one of them 
>http://www.tselectronic.com/viewpage.php?filename=edsyn/ds017.html&refpage= 
>/vend_prod_list/edsyn.html .