Hi I think I was the first to post this method several years ago. I have a Hakko 706 that I used for many years. This model is no longer made by Hakko. It is a separate gun and station with the pump in the base unit.
Someone posted a method to strip the leads using a Weller soldering gun with a 1/16 inch hole drilled into the tip. You inserted the wire into the hole added some solder and slowly pulled the wire through the hole while adding more solder. This sounded like an improvement on the solder blob method so I wanted to try it. I did not have a Weller soldering gun to try it on but then it hit me the desoldering station would do the same thing. So I tried it and was amazed when I pulled the trigger and the lead was perfectly stripped and tined. I have been doing it this way ever since. I still have my 706 but bought a 808 also. I was not sure I would like the 808 because of the larger gun with the built in pump. After using it I found it is not a problem. The 808 has a more powerful pump and better tips (and cheaper tips) than the 706. It is also easier to clean. It is getting hard to find parts for the 706 as it has been out of production for many years. I now use the 808 most of the time when I need to remove a component or strip a toroid lead. Don Brown KD5NDB ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Hammond<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Brian Mury<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net<mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Hakko 808 wanted Hi Bryan: It bears NO similarity, other than the fact that the solder's heating the enamel and causing it to melt. This method takes about 3-4 seconds to accomplish while the solder-blob method usually takes 8-10 seconds and is not nrealy as easy to accomplish, though I still feel the solder blob method is the next best way to tin leads. too bad you can't find someone locally to try it out... the difference is astounding. Tom At 07:29 PM 8/27/04, Brian Mury wrote: >Thanks Tom. > <SNIP> > > > > I don't recall who first posted it here (maybe Don Brown), but here goes: > > <SNIP> _______________________________________________ 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
