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Re: Desoldering equipment
« on: November 22, 2008, 11:51:19 PM »
Wish I had one yesterday. I'm no PCB soldering expert but trying to take off an opto from a TZ clock PCB was a teo man job. The wife pulling (like all good wives should do) and me pushing with a hot poker...I mean soldering iron.

Would one of these desoldering guns help in such a case as well as replacing pins on PCB's etc etc or am I mistaken on the discussion?


Yes - it would do both jobs and a lot more. The good ones are expensive, but if you can justify the price by either being filthy rich or using it everyday... it would be worth every cent !

I will be investing in a Hakko desoldering station shortly..
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