[Elecraft] desoldering
Lou Roux
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Wed Mar 24 21:59:01 2004
I agree with Dave, I've been using the Solder Popper for years with
great success. This is the best $35.00 investment you can make for your
kit building toolbox.
Good luck and enjoy,
Lou - W6UR
David A. Belsley wrote:
> I've had very good luck with the GS Solder Popper, which is a hollow
> tip iron with a spring loaded vacuum pump built on. You cock the
> pump, place the hollow tip on the pad around the lead tip, melt the
> solder, and push the button -- and, whap, you've got a pretty clean
> hole with leads that are either in the clear or can be worked free
> using your regular iron. It's not a Hakko 808, but for about $35 it's
> 80% of one. I got mine at Action Electronics. You can find them on
> the web. I'm sure they're available from other places as well.
>
> best wishes,
>
> dave belsley, w1euy
>
>
> On Mar 24, 2004, at 5:22 PM, David Toepfer wrote:
>