Re: Hakko FR-301
By: Moondog to Dr. What on Mon May 11 2020 08:31 pm
> Re: Hakko FR-301
> By: Dr. What to All on Mon May 11 2020 09:52 am
> > So I was finally able to play with my Hakko FR-301 desoldering tool.
> > Overall, it was a breeze to use and I'll be using this for many future pr
> > (like the replacement of my Tandy 1400LT battery) soon.
> > The solder "tip" has a hole in it. You put the tip on the solder point so
> > the leg is inside the hole. You also want the tip slightly offset so tha
> > heating the leg - not the pad as much.
> > I usually move the tip to the side a bit to tell me if the solder has mel
> > then I press the vacuum button and I now have a clean solder point.
> > Of course, it's not magically perfect.
> > Sometimes you need to add some extra solder to get a good seal on the vac
> > And it doesn't suck the solder all the way to the other side of the board
> > the chips do need a bit of coaxing to get off because of the residual sol
> > the other side of the hole.
> > But I was able to desolder 3 chips (2 memory chips and a 80C85 CPU) in a
> > short time with no damage to the board or the chips.
those vaccum desoldering tools can be tricky. i prefer the manual tools over
those things. you can rip pads off boards.
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