[Hallicrafters] How To Unsolder Can Capacitors

[Ken Kaplan]

I totally agree about the Hakko 808. I just got one at work about 2 
weeks ago. What a great tool. I have read lots of glowing comments about 
the 808 but I was a bit skeptical until I got one. In my job, I repair 
large UPS systems from APC, Liebert, MGE, etc. Some stuff is too big for 
the Hakko so I use my Wen 250 watt gun. For circuit board work where the 
leads aren't too big, the Hakko sucks all of the solder out and does not 
damage the board like gun or iron tips can. Prior to the 808, I used a 
solder sucker & solder wick with a hot air gun to pre-heat the board. 
The Hakko makes the job a pleasure & the pre-heat sometimes isn't 
necessary. I haven't tried it yet on boatanchor stuff. Mine came with a 
1.8mm orifice tip. I think the largest orifice is 2.3mm which would 
probably be better for our BAs. For the surface mount stuff, I use a hot 
air station. For the really big stuff, the 250w gun. For everything 
else, the Hakko 808. It's as good as everyone claims.

Ken

On 3/9/2013 3:41 PM, Paul Kraemer wrote:
> Try a Hakko 808 de soldering pistol with the large tip
> It WILL do the job and it won't burn up the surroundings and it WILL
> suck up the solder
> Once you have one you will wonder how did I ever get along without this
>
> For all soldering from light to heavy try a Hakko 936 temp controlled
> station with a large tip. A precision tool at a paupers price. The
> soldering gun will be on your next garage sale table.
>
> Paul K0UYA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David C. Hallam" <dhallam at knology.net>
> To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 3:56 PM
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] How To Unsolder Can Capacitors
>
>
> How do you unsolder the electrolytic can capacitor mounting lugs from a
> Hallicrafters steel chassis. Maybe I'm just too impatient but my 250W
> Weller gun doesn't seem to deliver enough heat to do the job. I've got a
> big old 250W electric iron but it's so big that who knows what I would
> burn up trying to get it in there.
>
> David
> KW4DH