05-21-2020, 11:51 PM
Bought X-Tronic 9010 Pro. It is a gun-type desoldering station with vacuum pump.
https://www.amazon.com/X-Tronic-9010-Pro...988&sr=8-9
It is really not for antique radios, it is for things with PCBs in it. Right now I am working on my Philips CD player and this is helpful.
I have to say, for $99 this thing is a few times cheaper than the competition. It is a new product., they do not even have it on the company website.
Obviously it cannot be made same way that the more expensive relatives are made, but it works well so far.
I have a review written on Amazon.
Unless you are into solid state, you do not need it. It is useless for most of the radios.
But if working on HiFi of the solid state era, it will be very handy.
Of course, time will tell how reliable it is.
https://www.amazon.com/X-Tronic-9010-Pro...988&sr=8-9
It is really not for antique radios, it is for things with PCBs in it. Right now I am working on my Philips CD player and this is helpful.
I have to say, for $99 this thing is a few times cheaper than the competition. It is a new product., they do not even have it on the company website.
Obviously it cannot be made same way that the more expensive relatives are made, but it works well so far.
I have a review written on Amazon.
Unless you are into solid state, you do not need it. It is useless for most of the radios.
But if working on HiFi of the solid state era, it will be very handy.
Of course, time will tell how reliable it is.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
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