Electronics workbench talk (was "Hakko 888D")

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yotsuya:

--- Quote from: vwalbridge on August 26, 2015, 11:25:06 am ---So, of course I'd really love to own a Hakko FR300 Desoldering Tool

However, I just can't justify that kind of cost this early in my monitor capping career.

I already own one a basic Solder Sucker

But I'm wondering if a Desoldering Pump with Heater or a Desoldering Iron with sucker bulb would be better.

I actually really like the Desoldering Pump with Heater because it's just like a soldering iron and the price is great at $15.

I've seen others use the sucker bulb version but I don't like how the sucker is at a 90 degree angle to your grip. Could be awkward.

Suggestions?

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Just buy the Hakko if you plan to stay in this hobby and collect dedicated machines.

vwalbridge:

--- Quote from: pbj on August 26, 2015, 11:35:52 am ---One of these days I'll buy the cheapie desoldering iron with the bulb from Radio Shack, drill a hole in the bulb, and run a line to an aquarium pump. It's just ghetto enough to work.

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At first, I thought that was a little crazy, then I found this

pbj:
Yeah, he's got the air flowing in the wrong direction, though. Unless I'm misunderstanding the purpose of his coil in the shaft.

BadMouth:
I have the bulb type one from RadioShack. I hold it like a welding torch with my thumb pressing down on the bulb.
It works very well for big stuff, but the tip and hole on the end is too big for a lot of the small through hole parts on modern PCBs.
I've never recapped a monitor (have replaced caps in a couple modern flatscreen tvs), but imagine it would work fine on the big parts on those old chassis.
Whether it works better than the solder sucker with the built in heater probably depends on the wattage of each. The higher the better.

I know I'm never going to do enough desoldering to warrant buying that hakko (although I love my hakko soldering iron).
Most times I just use wick because I'm only replacing a few parts.

yotsuya:
As my collection has grown to include a lot more dedicated machines, I'm finding the need to recap all the monitors, and I've even started replacing flybacks. I couldn't imagine doing all that work by hand again.

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