Any opinions on the Hakko 472 de soldering station? It is pretty expensive, so was wondering if it is worth the price.
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I use a butane portable solder iron for most under playfield coils, lamps and switch repair/replacement. i have both radio shack butane and Portasol and they work well, are compact and heat up extremely fast.
Quoted from cudabee:Everything you see in the pics is obtained through ebay or local adds.
I'm not saying you should pile up tools like i sometimes do, but nothing beats professional tools for
chinese prices.For quality tools replacement tips and all parts are obtainable too through ebay or alike.
My favorites are btw the JBC CD2 for pcb solderwork and the JBC HD unit for replacing things like lampsockets and coils.Very confortable to have a 10 foot cable.
For desoldering i like Pace alot, since they have so many tips, which can be obtained cheap if you keep looking for them.
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Nice work bench and setup there. You must do a lot of solder work with that many games. I see a four stroker RC engine on a test stand on the window sill. You a RC guy too?
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