Subj : Re: Hakko FR-301
To : MRO
From : Ed Vance
Date : Fri May 22 2020 06:22 am
05-20-20 20:40 MRO wrote to Dr. What about Re: Hakko FR-301
Howdy! MRO and Dr. What,
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MR> Re: Re: Hakko FR-301
MR> By: Dr. What to MRO on Tue May 19 2020 10:19 am
> Lesson learned: I still need to have a soldering iron near by to heat up the
> area a bit to remove the component. But the desoldering tool make removing
> that component 100 times easier than with manual only tools.
MR> i'm old school. i prefer manual. my coworkers are crying for a 'solder
MR> sucker' but me and the boss are very against them. those pads are just
MR> on with a bit of glue.
In the 1980's until 1996, I bought "Bishop Graphics" Pads, Straight Line
and I.C. Connector parts made of Copper.
Those parts have an adhesive layer on one side to hold them on the PC Board.
I have also used Bishop Graphics parts to make new projects by sticking them
on a Perf Board, inserting the components through a Pad and soldering them.
One project I made didn't work, so I called a friend who was a Technician and
He told me to use a VOM to see if I forgot to solder one of the Traces to a
Pad.
I found several places that I forgot to put a dab of solder on and soldered
the connections and got my project to work.
I haven't done much Soldering since the Mid-90's, but believe I still have
some Bishop Grapics stuff in the workshop, I don't know if places like
Digi-Key still has them in stock, I bought mine at a local Electronics
Wholesale Parts Store.
If I still have some of that stuff, I could mail some to You if You can't
buy it anywhere.
MR> when you do the tool, you go over the lead and go down and do a little
MR> wiggle. then you go up and suck. atleast that's how i was shown. i
MR> only ripped off one pad and it was because of the issue you mentioned
MR> where i didnt get all the solder off and i ripped it off.
MR> i still like the old school desoldering methods. i feel like i have a
MR> lot more control.
I had both a Large Solder Sucker and one that was very Small I used when I
wanted to replace a part on a Circuit Board or Terminal Strip or Tube Socket.
I thought they and Cordless Soldering Irons were the best thing since
Scrambled Eggs.
But that's just what "I" think.
73 de Ed W9ODR . .
... Have you checked your smoke detector batteries & Fire Ext, LATELY?!
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