[R-390] THIS REALLY SUCKS!!!!

[Leigh]

Todd,

Good suggestion...even with space available for only one tool at a time it 
would be advantagous to preheat with the larger iron.  Thanks.

de Mike
K7PI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] THIS REALLY SUCKS!!!!


> Thanks for the review of the Hakko 808 desoldering tool for
> R-390A work.
>
> I have a Hakko 472B pencil-type desoldering tool and it does an
> outstanding job for desoldering point-to-point wiring also.
>
> I would like to add one thing I found that at times works even  better
> than just using the 472B alone. There are times when you run across
> some wiring points or turret terminals that have a whole mess of
> wire leads soldered together and it can take a lot of heat to melt all 
> the
> solder at once. I found that sometimes the desoldering work can go
> quicker and easier if you heat the junction with another  soldering
> iron or soldering gun at the same time you use the Hakko. By using  double
> the heat on a tough junction the Hakko works easier and tends to pull
> every last drop of solder out of the junction with less heating time 
> which
> can be easier on some components also.
>
> 73 - Todd WD4NGG
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