[Elecraft] Hakko 808 wanted

[Tom Hammond]

Hi RIch:

At 08:05 PM 8/26/04, you wrote:
>What is the chatter all about Hakko?  I bought a Weller WSL station and am 
>pretty happy with it. Is the Hakko that good?

The WSL looks really nice, and I'll bet it's every bit as good as the Hakko 
936-series. The Hakko probably sells for a bit less...usually around   $85 
for their ESD-protected station, but the Hakko doesn't have digital temp 
readout either... the good thing is that 90% of us don't need that degree 
of accuracy either... thank goodness.

What most folks REALLY are liking is the Hakko 808 DEsoldering gun, which 
is really the berries... you can desolder an 18-pin IC and often have it 
literally FALL out onto the desktop once the last pin's been cleared of 
solder. It's also great for tinning toroidal inductor leads... a nice side 
benefit.

73,

Tom Hammond    N0SS