Electronics workbench talk (was "Hakko 888D")

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ChadTower:

That does look pretty handy and definitely worth a shot at that price point. $15 isn't much these days.

Slippyblade:

--- Quote from: vwalbridge on June 10, 2016, 01:15:21 pm ---You can make fun of me all you want but for $16, this Vacuum Desoldering Iron makes life pretty easy.

--- End quote ---

That looks great! Does it hold heat well enough to desolder from a ground plane? That was one of my biggest problems that the Hakko solved. All my previous irons would just lose heat too fast when faced with a plane of copper, the Hakko just laughs.

ChadTower:

If it doesn't you could always add a little more heat with the Hakko. I improved my soldering skills by quite a lot when I stopped thinking about managing solder and started thinking about managing heat. If you visualize the heat movement from your iron into the joint, the pad, and the traces around it, it is a lot easier to get a feel on when enough is enough. And more importantly when you need to pull away before damaging anything. That small change in point of view was a major change in skill level for me.

BadMouth:
:bump

Figured I'd bump this instead of starting a new thread.

Anyone have a multimeter that they absolutely love?

Right now I've got a $30 Sperry and an off brand mini analog that I've had since my late teens.
They do everything I need, except don't have a beep for continuity which would be nice.
I had a Harbor Freight one (free with coupon), but threw it away because the readings were so far off.
I'm starting to kick around ideas for my Christmas list and a new multimeter might end up on it. ;D

Slippyblade:
Continuity beep is a must have, in my opinion. It's the thing I use most on my meter.

I've got a couple Harbor Freight freebies, they do the job. Not well, but they do it. Meter I use most though is just some little off-brand that I paid like $10 for. Large display, kickstand on the back, continuity beep, decent battery life.

Tell you what I miss though... back in high school I took several electronics classes and they had these AWESOME Fluke analog meters. Big, brick-like things. But they were accurate as hell and tough as all get out.

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