[Elecraft] Desoldering

[Timothy A. Raymer]

Matt,

The other thing unique to the Hakko tips is that they seemed to me to 
be less tolerant of sponges for cleaning.  Hakko makes a little 
cleaning thingy that I had much better luck with using than the 
sponge that came with some of their units.  It uses metal that looks 
like a Scrubber pad, but is an alloy that keeps the tips 
happy.  There was a thread on this, and I think Tom Hammond has some 
info on his web site about it:

http://www.n0ss.net/

Tim Raymer



At 16:38 10/03/2005, Matt Osborn wrote:
>I have the tip tinning problem with my Hakko 808. The 808 works great,
>but the tip won't accept solder.  The manual says that is an
>indication of a worn tip, but mine was brand new.  I though I just had
>the wrong expectations.
>
>I'll have to order a new tip before I try stripping and tinning toroid
>leads again.  That was my only disappointment.
>
>On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 11:32:41 -0500, "Timothy A. Raymer"
><traymer at mail.state.mo.us> wrote:
>
> >Rowland,
> >
> >We had a discussion on the reflector some time ago about the Circuit
> >Specialist version of the Hakko, and the pros and cons of it.  It
> >SEEMED to be a direct copy of the Hakko, (right down to board layout
> >and parts placement and selection) but the main difference was the
> >quality of the tips.  The person that had one had reported the tips
> >are difficult to tin, don't like to stay "wet" from the Solder like
> >the Hakko tips, and so on.
> >
> >Problem is, I DON'T remember if the TIPS are interchangable or
> >not.  If they are, that is where you would be wise to invest in the
> >Hakko tips.  If they don't, then it may be a dicer situation.
> >
> >You might want to look back through the archives.  The thread to 
> look for is:
> >
> >RE: [Elecraft] Possible REALLY GOOD BUY on T/C Soldering Stn
> >
> >I am looking forward to your reports on the product.
> >
> >Tim Raymer
> >73 de KA0OUV
> >K2 #1383
> >
> >
> >At 00:15 09/30/2005, Rowland wrote:
> >>Thanks for the comments guys regarding the 808  (China)
> >>I have decided to give it a go and have ordered direct from China!!!
> >
> >Timothy A. Raymer
> >Missouri Department of Health
> >and Senior Services
> >
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