I'm pretty fond of my Hakko 808. Alas, it has been discontinued and the current line of desoldering tools from Hakko is pretty expensive - $300 on up. I don't recall what I paid for mine but it was a lot less. If you find a used one for sale, grab it!
/Rick N6XI On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 5:30 AM Dave <dave.g4...@gmail.com> wrote: > I use an ordinary fine tipped iron (M12) and solder wick. I don’t think > Antex irons are available in the USA, but if you check this link and search > for an M12 iron you will see the type. > https://www.antex.co.uk > > It can help to minimise board damage if you cut the legs off the component, > then remove each leg individually, after all a board costs a lot more than > a component. > > 73 Dave G4AON > > > -- > Sent from my iPhone SE > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to rta...@gmail.com -- -- Rick Tavan Truckee and Saratoga, CA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
