[Elecraft] Test Equipement Specials Hakko and BK Precision Protek

[Tom Hammond]

Hi Jim:

>I've been thinking of buying an 808 after trying one at NY9H's qth last 
>month. What tips (if any) come with it, and what does one need to buy to 
>go with it?

Here's a little 'boilerplate' I've used in the past for folks inquiring 
about either the Hakko T/C soldering staion or the Hakko 808. I think 
you'll find your answer at the bottom of the document. Figgered others, 
might be able to use the rest of the info... possibly.

73,

Tom Hammond    N0SS

- I have NO pecuniary interest whatsoever in Hakko products.
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Hi:

In response to your recent query regarding a temperature-
controlled soldering station OR possibly a DE-soldering tool,
please allow me to reply with the following 'boiler-plate'
text. Trying to retype the same info over and over again has
become a bit tedious. Sorry.

TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED SOLDERING STATION

For a temperature-controlled soldering station, I can
recommend the following from:

    http://kiesub.com.hakko936.htm
or
    http://www.tequipment.net/Hakko936.html

   Hakko 936-12 with/907 iron
           Includes ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection

         936-9  with/907 iron
           Grounded tip, but NOT specifically ESD protected.
           Tip is grounded however.

Both the Hakko 936-9 and the 936-12 come with the 907 iron
attached, and include the 1.6mm chisel tip.

I'd suggest you consider investing in several additional tips
as well, to match whatever width PC board pad you are working
on. I try to use a tip that's about 85%-90% the width of the
pad... helps to prevent solder shorts between adjacent pads.

HAKKO Catalogs

  General Products (c. 2.4Mb)
   http://www.hakkousa.com/Press/Catalog/index.htm

  Download the HAKKO Tips & Nozzles catalog (TC2000-4 catalog,
  1.3mB) from:
   http://www.hakkousa.com/Products/Tips-Nozzles/index.htm

If you have the HAKKO 936-12 (ESD) or the -09 (non-ESD), the
tips you're probably looking for are the 900M & 900L series.
The "L" series is generally a longer tip.

900M-T-LB     Long, round, .008" tip, really skinny,
               helpful when cleaning out PCB holes

All of the following tips are of the chisel (screwdriver) tip
type:

900M-T-1.2D .047" (1.2mm) tip --
                                |   For PCB work. The HAKKO 936-12
900M-T-1.6D .063" (1.6mm) tip  |-- and -9 models ship with the
                                |   900M-T-1.6D tip included.
900M-T-2.4D .095" (2.4mm) tip --

900M-T-3.2D .126" (3.2mm) tip - For non-PCB work

900M-T-S3   .203" (5.2mm) tip - For heavy-duty work,
                                 including Coax Conns.

900L-T-S1   .221" (5.6mm) tip - For heavy-duty work,
                                 especially coax conns.

Most, if not all of these tips are (I believe) available
from:

      http://www.kiesub.com.hakkotips.htm
and
      http://www.tequipment.net/HakkoPriceList4.html

I'm sure they're available from a number of other vendors as
well, but the prices at these sites are generally better
than I've found elsewhere.
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DE-SOLDERING GUN

If you're interested in the Hakko model 808 DE-Soldering Gun,
check out:

      http://www.kiesub.com/hakko808.htm
or
      http://www.tequipment.net/Hakko808.html, and
      http://www.tequipment.net/HakkoPriceList4.html

Consider also ordering a couple additional nozzles:

A1394 This is a long (0.434"), slender (0.090") nozzle which will
       allow you to get into places the fatter tips won't. It is
       particularly handy when you are working on PC boards which
       are pretty tightly packed AND which have some of their
       components mounted on the bottom of the PC board with the
       soldered pads in and among the tightly packed components on
       the top side. Decause it is long and slender, this is a
       'delicate' nozzle, and probably NOT one you would want to
       leave on the desoldering tool when you do not need to use
       it.

A1396 This is a short/fat nozzle, similar to the nozzle provided
       with the Hakko 808 when it is originally purchased.
       However, this nozzle has a 0.091" inside diameter, so it
       will suffice for removing most, if not all, of the
       connectors used on most PC boards. Some of these connectors
       use flat lug-type leads, instead of wire leads, which can
       be particularly difficult to remove if you find you must
       remove the connector itself. Of course, it also works well
       on the larger diameter leads of big diodes, etc.

Contact these vendors directly for availablilty of these
additional nozzles.

Of course, standard disclaimers apply. I have NO interest in ANY
of the companies referenced above.

73,

Tom