[R-390] soldering equipment

[Leigh Sedgwick]

I picked up a new Hakko desolder gun for a "tune" at Fry Electronics and I 
don't know how the hell I have live without it so long.  Makes replacing 
those caps in the R390A that you don't need to replace a piece of cake!  I 
just do it for fun now :-)

73 de Mike
K7PI
Mercer Island, WA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil Acuff" <chacuff at cableone.net>
To: "Brad Huff" <huffb at avalon.net>; <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] soldering equipment


> Brad,
>
>        I recently upgraded my soldering hardware to all Hakko.  I picked 
> up a nice used dual station that has a small tipped pencil iron and a 
> large chisel tip iron.  It's handy to have both available as some joints 
> only need a little heat to work and others need quite a lot.  Both are 
> temperature controlled and they are fast heaters...they can come up to set 
> temp from room temp in about 30 seconds or less. I also picked up a nice 
> Hakko desoldering station that makes quick work of unsoldering junctions 
> buried deep in a chassis.  It has a long tip on it like the irons.  Makes 
> working on the tube gear nice.  All of it was picked up used on the 
> auction site. Most of it comes out of production shops but is still in 
> nice shape and parts are available quite readily.
>
> I have used just about everything over the years....Weller, Ungar, Wahl, 
> Pace....guns, pencils.  I like what I have now about as well as anything I 
> have ever used.  My second choice would be a temp. controlled Weller 
> station.  Pace is nice but most of their irons are little short stubby 
> things and you can't reach down into the chassis with them.  The are 
> specialized for PC board work.  I wouldn't hesitate to pick up a nice used 
> outfit....probably won't spend any more for a used high end station than 
> you would pay for a new low end station.
>
> Anyway....that's my experience....
>
> Good luck!
>
> Cecil.....
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brad Huff" <huffb at avalon.net>
> To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 8:05 PM
> Subject: [R-390] soldering equipment
>
>
> Hello,
> I'm new to the list although I've been an electronics hobbyist for many 
> years. I'm looking to upgrade my soldering equipment from a common variety 
> pencil iron to something more state of the art. What would you folks 
> recommend that I purchase to work on the R390A modules? Most of my hobby 
> activities deal with tube equipment and antique radios.-Brad KB0WHL.
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