[sdiy] Weller Soldering Stations?

[Chris Muir]

On Oct 13, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Adam Schabtach wrote:

> As Chris Muir said [hi Chris! wow, didn't we correspond like 15-20  
> years
> ago?],

Yes, the dim dark past...


> you probably don't need a desoldering station. Get some desoldering
> braid and a spring-loaded pump and that should cover it. I've built  
> 30 or so
> modules and several other projects and haven't felt the need for a
> desoldering station.


The only time I'm ever sorry I don't have something stronger than a  
simple solder sucker is when I have to remove something connected to a  
large ground or power plane on an inner layer of a board. These  
require a little more work. The suckers I use are:
OK - http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=K412-ND
Palidin - http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=PAL1700-ND

Fresh tips help keep a good seal.

- C

Chris Muir
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