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Quoted from RoyF:What are folks doing when using a Hakko 808 desoldering gun during a session, specifically when you need to set the gun down for a moment to reposition a circuit board or such? I don't have any kind of "stand" for mine, so I carefully set it on the workbench and hope it doesn't rotate as I move other things such that a cord gets burned or worse my hand does!
I use this
5AF90903-CB77-44E9-AE61-36C7BC3FD8DB (resized).pngI use the Hakko FR-301 and while i bought it separately, i had seen kits that included that stand with the gun. I’ve had no issues to date.
One thing i try to avoid when using my 301 is moving the tip around pressing down or moving it around on the pad. I see people on you tube doing this. I will apply heat, get the solder to flow then lift the tip off the pad slightly, then keeping the inside edge of the tip against the pin suck the solder away. Hard to explain, but what im not doing is stirring the soup pressing down on the solder pad.
I also think its not just the temperature, but the duration you are applying heat that destroy pads. Don’t get on there and make it an afternoon - heat, suck and get off it. I will also reapply fresh solder after i remove the initial stuff and try again. Some joints are stubborn so as much as its my tool of choice, sometimes i need the wick too. especially when the leads have been folded over too much.
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