[Elecraft] Hakko 808 wanted

[Brian Mury]

Thanks Tom.

This sounds fairly similar to the "solder blob" method, which I did not
find as easy as claimed - but I suppose I won't know unless I buy one
and try it out!!! :-)

I think I'll probably bite the bullet and order one.


On Fri, 2004-08-27 at 08:39, Tom Hammond wrote:
> At 10:24 PM 8/26/04, Brian Mury wrote:
> 
> Tom Hammond wrote:
> > > It's also great for tinning toroidal inductor leads... a nice side benefit.
> >
> >Hi Tom, care to describe how you use it in that fashion? I found
> >stripping and tinning the toroid leads to be the only part of building
> >my K2 that I didn't enjoy (I used the solder blob method). I've got the
> >KSSB and KPA100 sitting here waiting to be built, and I'm tempted by the
> >sale on the Hakko 808 - help me justify it! :-)
> 
> Why certainly.  It's disgustingly easy...
> 
> I don't recall who first posted it here (maybe Don Brown), but here goes:
> 
> 1) Wind the toroidal inductor and space the turns out
>     as required. Cut the leads to about 3/4" long (max.).
> 
> 2) Take each of the toroidal inductor leads and bend
>     them STRAIGHT OUT from the body of the core.. like
>     wings. This will allow you to tin the lead almost
>     right up to the body of the core, which ensures that
>     when you install the inductor, you don't pull any
>     of the enameled lead down into the plated-thru hole,
>     possibly creating a poorly soldered connection.
> 
> 3) With the Hakko 808 desoldering tool hot and ready to
>     play, melt some solder into the nozzle and then slowly
>     (1-2 seconds) insert the inductor lead all the way up
>     to the turns on the inductor.
> 
>     In about 1-2 seconds (max.) the enamel will begin to
>     bubble up and smoke.
> 
> 4) HOLD the trigger (sucking the solder out of the nozzle)
>     and slowly remove the inductor lead. This should leave
>     you with a perfectly tinned inductor lead.
> 
> If there's any burnt enamel remaining on the wire, and this is NOT unusual, 
> it can usually be broken off the wire with a thumbnail as the wire is 
> pulled between the thumb and forefinger.
> 
> When the leads are again folded back against the body of the core, the 
> tinned portion of each wire should extend to (or just slightly past) the 
> outer edge of the core itself.
> 
> Like said, nuthin' to it!   IF you have a Hakko 808.... <G>
> 
> 73,
> 
> Tom  N0SS
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73, Brian
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