[Elecraft] Desoldering tools - patient shopping

[Gregory Beat]

A desoldering handpiece on a soldering station does perform outstanding =
work.
A patient buyer can purchase a used desoldering system for under $ 200

Within the past 6 weeks, I have purchase a Pace SX-80 desoldering =
handpiece (virtually new) and
MBT (PPS 85) power unit for under $ 200.  The benefit of the Pace PPS 85 =
is that=20
it will also support a soldering iron and other Pace handpieces.

Unfortunately, much of the Pace and Weller equipment that I have =
acquired over the past 12 months
has come from shutdown of operations or bankrupt technology companies =
(e.g. "dot.com" companies;
Compaq / HP merger - Houston; Boeing - West coast).

I have also seen some lightly used Hakko 808 and earlier 700 series =
desoldering stations,as well.

Greg
W9GB =20

> The de-solder stations have usually cost from $300 to $1000 in the =
past the
> Hakko 808 is the first time the price is cheap enough for the =
hobbyists to
> afford. It is still not cheap but if you can justify it is well worth =
the
> money. I don't have a Hakko 808 I have a Hakko 706. The difference is =
the
> 808 has the pump in the gun and is a one piece unit. the 706 is a two =
piece
> unit with a separate pump.


> Don Brown
> KD5NDB


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