[Elecraft] HAKKO Huzzahs

[Larry Phipps]

I have had a Hakko 936 for about a year, based on Tom's website 
recommendation, and have been very happy with it. At the recommendation 
of Jack, K8ZOA, I just bought and received a 950 tweezers to use with my 
936 station in order to make removal of a couple bad TSSOP-14 chips 
easier. It worked like a champ. I removed the chips, cleaned up with 
solder wick, and installed new chips without a hitch. I was also able to 
remove a good chip from an old prototype board and reinstall on a new 
one. I didn't like the tweezers for installing the fine pitch parts, 
since they hide the pads, and the chip might slip out while adjusting 
position.

I want to try a hot air rework station, but they're awfully expensive. 
This brand was recommended to me by Van, W1WCG, as a reasonably priced 
option...

http://www.madelltech.com/MLReworkStations.html

The price of the ML-853K looks real good... and it should be good for 
both removal and installation.

73,
Larry N8LP
www.telepostinc.com



Jack Smith wrote:
>
> k7hbg at dslextreme.com wrote:
>> Hi everybody.
>>  Just sitting here revamping a few K2 "enhancements" from the past  and
>> the thought leaps to mind, thanks for the advise Tom! HAAKO is GOOD! I
>> couldn't do without my trusty 936 and 808.
>>  Best Regards, Bob K7HBG
>>
>>  PS. Sure wish I had a sales franchise!
>>
>>   
> At Bob's (K7HBG) recommendation, I bought two 936's (one with the 
> standard hand piece and one with the "micro" hand piece) and a tweezer 
> smd removal hand piece. I've been very pleased with them. Much nicer 
> than my old Weller soldering station.
>
> And, I had a phone call from a nice young lady at Hakko asking if I 
> was satisfied with the 936 I purchased.
>
> Jack K8ZOA
> www.cliftonlaboratories.com
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