Quoted from Chet:Excellent review of desoldering, solder and flux.
Any comments or thoughts on some of the benchtop desoldering stations, such as the Hakko 472d desoldering station? They run nearly $600 bucks. I have a Hakko 808 which is excellent and a TENMA benchtop desoldering station which is I have not been too satisfied with. The lighter pistol grip is very comfortable to use however.
The 472D is the cats pajamas! I'm using it's predecessor, the 470B, and at some point need to acquire *2* of the 472Ds, so I'm making my 470Bs last as long as I can - they sure aren't cheap!
The key to desoldering equipment IMO is maintenance - keep them clean! They perform 1000x better when the filters arent clogged and the tips are cleaned/tinned. But I'm sure Terry will get to that