I want to second the importance of using enough heat. Initially, I tried to remove the enamel at my soldering temp of 750 and it did work, but took forever and was fairly frustrating. After deciding to move my temp up to 800 for this process, it was literally 5x faster and easier.
David N2RDT -- "It takes brains. It's not like forward, where you can get away with scoring and not play defense... On defense you have to be thinking." ---Chris Chelios David M. Katinsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Ron D'Eau Claire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 00:07:43 -0700 > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Hakko 808 wanted > > When using my > soldering station, I crank up the heat to 800 F for removing enamel. (That's > one of the features I like about the Hakko soldering stations - a knob to > adjust the temperature with!) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
