Anyone have any suggestions for a relatively inexpensive desoldering
station?? I don't need anything heavy duty--just occasional light duty
stuff like chip and SMD removal. The cheapest I've seen is about
$300--a Xytronic model 968. Anybody have any suggestions,caveats?

thanks

bob

Bob Chandler wrote:
Anyone have any suggestions for a relatively inexpensive desoldering
station?? I don't need anything heavy duty--just occasional light duty
stuff like chip and SMD removal. The cheapest I've seen is about
$300--a Xytronic model 968. Anybody have any suggestions,caveats?

Get a temperature controlled iron, a Paladin solder sucker, some wick,
and a roll of Chipquick SMD removal material. It's amazing what you can
do with that stuff.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message
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Bob Chandler wrote:
Anyone have any suggestions for a relatively inexpensive desoldering
station?? I don't need anything heavy duty--just occasional light duty
stuff like chip and SMD removal. The cheapest I've seen is about
$300--a Xytronic model 968. Anybody have any suggestions,caveats?

Get a temperature controlled iron, a Paladin solder sucker, some wick,
and a roll of Chipquick SMD removal material. It's amazing what you can
do with that stuff.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

buy a small shop vac. add a foot switch. get a length of clear tubing. and
a cheap mechanical desoldering tool. drill a hole in the tool and glue the
tube to it. get a box of cotton balls. insert one ball in the tool between
the nipple and the suction tube. this will filter the solder so the tube
will not become clogged. drill and glue the other end of the tube to the
shop vac. tape over the regular intake until the desired amount of suction
is obtained.

should cost $50USD or less

In article ,
Tim Perry wrote:

buy a small shop vac. add a foot switch.

Wear the Glasses if you do this, please. And have a fire extinguisher
at hand.

In article writes:

Anyone have any suggestions for a relatively inexpensive desoldering
station?? I don't need anything heavy duty--just occasional light duty
stuff like chip and SMD removal. The cheapest I've seen is about
$300--a Xytronic model 968. Anybody have any suggestions,caveats?

I think that's about what you'll have to pay. I have a Paladin
desolderer which is a plunger-type solder sucker with a heating
element. It's fine for working on old gear with reasonably robust
circuit boards. I leave SMD repairs to those who have spent enough
money on tools to have the right ones, and do it enough to not
inadvertently damage the board or adjacent components.



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In article ,
Tim Perry wrote:

buy a small shop vac. add a foot switch.

Wear the Glasses if you do this, please. And have a fire extinguisher
at hand.

explain. no solder makes it to the vac

"Bob Chandler" wrote in message
om...
Anyone have any suggestions for a relatively inexpensive desoldering
station?? I don't need anything heavy duty--just occasional light duty
stuff like chip and SMD removal. The cheapest I've seen is about
$300--a Xytronic model 968. Anybody have any suggestions,caveats?

thanks

bob

Bob: www.web-tronics.com has a desoldering station priced at $119.00. It
looks like pretty neat little setup. Take a look.

Geoley

Geoley wrote:

Bob: www.web-tronics.com has a desoldering station priced at $119.00. It
looks like pretty neat little setup. Take a look.

Wow--they've got a SMT rework station at $199. Anybody tried their private-label stuff? http://www.web-tronics.com/soldering...-supplies.html

"Kurt Albershardt" wrote in message
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Geoley wrote:

Bob: www.web-tronics.com has a desoldering station priced at $119.00. It
looks like pretty neat little setup. Take a look.

Wow--they've got a SMT rework station at $199. Anybody tried their
private-label stuff?
http://www.web-tronics.com/soldering...-supplies.html




Hi Kurt: Yeah, I'm a regular customer of theirs. I bought a small
desoldering station they offered (but no longer do) that was made in China
by JFLi model JF88 and I'm very satisfied with it's performance. Its not
for SMD work but works ok on removing through hole parts from PC boards. I
found Web-tronics to be a good outfit to deal with and they stock most of
the stuff I usually find I need.

Geoley

Bob Chandler wrote:

Anyone have any suggestions for a relatively inexpensive desoldering
station?? I don't need anything heavy duty--just occasional light duty
stuff like chip and SMD removal. The cheapest I've seen is about
$300--a Xytronic model 968. Anybody have any suggestions,caveats?

I think a good question might be - how large an SMD do you need to remove
before advising.

No BGAs I hope ?

Graham

In article znr1081091735k@trad, Mike Rivers wrote:

In article writes:

Anyone have any suggestions for a relatively inexpensive desoldering
station?? I don't need anything heavy duty--just occasional light duty
stuff like chip and SMD removal. The cheapest I've seen is about
$300--a Xytronic model 968. Anybody have any suggestions,caveats?

I think that's about what you'll have to pay. I have a Paladin
desolderer which is a plunger-type solder sucker with a heating
element. It's fine for working on old gear with reasonably robust
circuit boards. I leave SMD repairs to those who have spent enough
money on tools to have the right ones, and do it enough to not
inadvertently damage the board or adjacent components.

Mike, go out right now and get a free sample at www.chipquik.com.
Spend $20 on a head-worn magnifier. SMT rework is now in your grasp.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

In article ,
Scott Dorsey wrote:

Mike, go out right now and get a free sample at www.chipquik.com.
Spend $20 on a head-worn magnifier. SMT rework is now in your grasp.

Not just rework. In some ways, prototyping and construction is easier
with SMT than with thru-hole. To make an SMT board, all you have to do
is slice troughs in copper with a cutoff wheel, even easier than
etching. Still a PITA, of course, but reasonable.

Check this out for an example:

http://www.maxim-ic.com/appnotes.cfm...te_number/1110

In article writes:

Mike, go out right now and get a free sample at www.chipquik.com.
Spend $20 on a head-worn magnifier. SMT rework is now in your grasp.

OK, I did. Now I've gotta find something that's broken.

--
I'm really Mike Rivers )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo