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Desoldering tool
Eliot Ness
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01-03-2018, 08:51 AM
Tim, I would be leery of the pistol grip unit on eBay.  The trusted name in affordable desoldering stations is Hakko, but it will be 2-3x as much as the one in your link.  They are geared more for PCB work and I read where they tend to clog when doing big clumps like you mention.

For years I used solder wick and various small aluminum bodied solder suckers that worked OK.  Then a few years ago I splurged and bought a U.S. made Edsyn Soldapullt DS017:

http://www.edsyn.com/product/DS017.html

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Edsyn-desolderi...SwbF1aEku2

The DS017 works great and has readily available replacement tips and O rings.  I still use braid also, but the Edysn was one of the best $21 I've spent.
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Desoldering tool - by TV MAN - 01-02-2018, 10:36 PM
RE: Desoldering tool - by morzh - 01-02-2018, 11:12 PM
RE: Desoldering tool - by TV MAN - 01-03-2018, 07:41 AM
RE: Desoldering tool - by Eliot Ness - 01-03-2018, 08:51 AM
RE: Desoldering tool - by Nathan Slingerland - 01-04-2018, 03:36 PM
RE: Desoldering tool - by TV MAN - 01-04-2018, 11:42 AM
RE: Desoldering tool - by morzh - 01-04-2018, 02:26 PM
RE: Desoldering tool - by jcassity - 01-12-2018, 09:38 AM
RE: Desoldering tool - by Eliot Ness - 01-15-2018, 04:28 PM
RE: Desoldering tool - by Eliot Ness - 01-26-2018, 03:00 PM
RE: Desoldering tool - by TV MAN - 02-15-2018, 12:17 PM



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