Desoldering tool recommendations

When someone damages a board or monitor chassis repairing it... nearly every time it relates to when a part was being desoldered. Spend the cash and buy the best tool. I finally got the Hakko for X-mas this year and regret not acquiring it 2-3 years ago.
 
I ordered a Aoyue 474A++ off Amazon, it'll be here today. It got some good reviews and a few of my friends have one, it seems like the top of the cheaper ones. If i find myself using it a lot and if I'm good with it I'll probably upgrade to a Hakko eventually
 
MaximRecoil said:
Not necessarily faster, but rather, as fast. Plus, both types of tools sometimes need to be unclogged, and it's a lot faster to unclog a Soldapullt than it is to unclog any type of desoldering gun.

Have you ever worked on an assembly line in a factory? Extreme levels of repetition and pressure to not hold up the line tend to make people do things faster than you might imagine they can be done.
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The assembly line example is spot on. I was on a high output line soldering resistors onto posts of fuel probes and i can tell you some people are twice as fast as what you think is possible. Butcher lines cutting meat is even more amazing.
Thanks
Blake
 
Just did a 4900 chassis cap kit with my Hakko and took only 15 minutes. So clean and easy. Wish I would have gotten this long ago. If you are on the fence, its worth the purchase.
 
Samelak said:
Just did a 4900 chassis cap kit with my Hakko and took only 15 minutes. So clean and easy. Wish I would have gotten this long ago. If you are on the fence, its worth the purchase.
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Fully agree. I was on the fence about purchasing a Hakko a while back, but finally went with the purchase and have never looked back. It made recapping chassis so much easier, modding my NES, etc. etc.

I honestly don't know right now how I ever got anything done without it.
 
joeycuda said:
Best deal/place to buy at this moment?
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Dunno where folks are getting them. I have two of the older 808's, which were discontinued.
But people are getting the FR-300's now.

There was one dealer who seemed to be one of the bigger retailers, but I forget who they were. I think they used to have coupons.

Your best bet is probably google shopping for the cheapest price.
 
FWIW, the FR-300s are slightly discounted on Amazon right now I think, at about $260-270, presumably due to the FR-301 coming out.
 
The Hakko FR-301's are now available. I just ordered one from Tequipment.net. If you order, make sure it is a 120V version if you are in the US.

Danny
 
I love my Hakko 808. I have taken on some massive chips - the Hakko wins, the chips come out.

Impressive - I just did a cap kit on a Xenon Sound Board, it took more time to pull the tool out than complete the cap kit.

This thing is FAST. After using the various RS products for years, I'm a firm believer in Hakko.
 
ArcadeTechGW said:
I love my Hakko 808. I have taken on some massive chips - the Hakko wins, the chips come out.

Impressive - I just did a cap kit on a Xenon Sound Board, it took more time to pull the tool out than complete the cap kit.

This thing is FAST. After using the various RS products for years, I'm a firm believer in Hakko.
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You should just be a firm believer in anything that isn't RS trash.
 
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