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mrr19121970
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by mrr19121970 » Sun Feb 14, 2016 2:19 am
Following on from
here . I decided it would be good to see the tools used by the other forum members.
This is my solder station. I guess I paid 40 euros about 8 years ago.
This could be a cost wise alternative.
and my
desoldering station
Boray
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by Boray » Sun Feb 14, 2016 3:01 am
Here is mine
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by srowe » Sun Feb 14, 2016 3:09 am
Mine looks like Boray's, except I have a DIY heat gun for heavy-duty desoldering
mrr19121970
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by mrr19121970 » Sun Feb 14, 2016 4:24 am
I have neither the eyes, steady hand or patience to use a plug in iron and tweezers after my 1st destructive attempt are proving the z80 from a c128. I naively believed a youtube video and domestic vacuum cleaner. Scorched the board and my fingers too...
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by ken » Sun Feb 14, 2016 7:58 am
I use a AOYUE 701A
and a AOYUE 866 hot air
and a WELLER EC 2000 stand alone solder station
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Boray
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by Boray » Wed Feb 17, 2016 9:27 am
Ungar!? That means kids in swedish.
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by eslapion » Wed Feb 17, 2016 11:47 am
Boray wrote: Ungar!? That means kids in swedish.
That might be why this company doesn't exist anymore. Weller bought out the company and a few years later the replacement tips and heating elements vanished from the market.
I can still use my 9000 unit because I had pair of spare tips in stock and a few months ago I found half a dozen replacement tips at Abra electronics. They were being liquidated at 1$ can. each.
Be normal.
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by TLovskog » Sun Feb 21, 2016 11:59 am
I am using my old and trusted Weller WMD-3. To this I have 2 80W irons and a heat gun.
I also have a ZD-915, a infra oven for SMD boards and some various smaller tools. But mainly it is the Weller that does the trick.
BR
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mrr19121970
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by mrr19121970 » Sun Feb 21, 2016 1:44 pm
@TLovskog
Where do you get replacement filters for your ZD-915?
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by TLovskog » Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:32 pm
No clue actually!
I just bought it and haven't used it yet, so I have not come so long in the use and thought.
Sorry!
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by joshuadenmark » Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:34 pm
mrr19121970 wrote: @TLovskog
Where do you get replacement filters for your ZD-915?
I would look at
www.ebay.com
Kind regards, Peter.
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mrr19121970
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by mrr19121970 » Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:31 am
Normally I desolder between 300-320 degrees C. Today I "accidentally" desoldered some chips at 400 degrees C. I was amazed that the chips survived and how quickly the job was done. Later I reduced to 360C and continued.
What temp do you normally desolder with a desolder gun?