Desoldering Stations
10-17-2005, 10:11 AM
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Desoldering Stations
I'm thinking about purchasing a desoldering station for chipping ECU's.
This thing looks kinda ancient but I have heard that HAKKO is a good brand so I was wondering if anyone had any opinions on this unit:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Hakko-707-Desold...QQcmdZViewItem
Thanks
This thing looks kinda ancient but I have heard that HAKKO is a good brand so I was wondering if anyone had any opinions on this unit:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Hakko-707-Desold...QQcmdZViewItem
Thanks
10-18-2005, 08:58 AM
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Re: Desoldering Stations
i've got the hakko 808, it ------- owns, period. i can desolder a whole ecu for chipping and vtec conversion in about 2 minutes, no bullshit. you feel like a pure ecu pimp with that thing in your hands, i suggest you get one
10-18-2005, 03:15 PM
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Re: Desoldering Stations
i bought one of those desoldering tools from radio shack; basicaly its a 45w iron with a suction bulb and a tip on it with a hole in it.
****** works great; cost $12; i can have a chip out of an ecu in like 30 seconds
****** works great; cost $12; i can have a chip out of an ecu in like 30 seconds
10-18-2005, 05:32 PM
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Re: Desoldering Stations
Originally Posted by ComputerJLT
i bought one of those desoldering tools from radio shack; basicaly its a 45w iron with a suction bulb and a tip on it with a hole in it.
****** works great; cost $12; i can have a chip out of an ecu in like 30 seconds
****** works great; cost $12; i can have a chip out of an ecu in like 30 seconds
10-18-2005, 05:35 PM
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Re: Desoldering Stations
i tried one of those and thought it sucked. but maybe i was using it wrong 
. i ended up getting one of those suction tools and it works great with the ecu in a vise and soldering iron on the other side.
maybe i'll look into getting one of those desoldering stations if i start to do any more ecu's to justify spending the money.
. i ended up getting one of those suction tools and it works great with the ecu in a vise and soldering iron on the other side.maybe i'll look into getting one of those desoldering stations if i start to do any more ecu's to justify spending the money.
10-18-2005, 09:36 PM
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Re: Desoldering Stations
Originally Posted by projekteg
Originally Posted by ComputerJLT
i bought one of those desoldering tools from radio shack; basicaly its a 45w iron with a suction bulb and a tip on it with a hole in it.
****** works great; cost $12; i can have a chip out of an ecu in like 30 seconds
****** works great; cost $12; i can have a chip out of an ecu in like 30 seconds
you gotta admit its 2000000000000000000000000X better than a solder sucker and soldering iron; or, god forbid, desoldering braid; i HATE that ----
10-19-2005, 05:41 AM
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Re: Desoldering Stations
yeah, i guess if you don't use it much, it's not bad at all. i was using mine doing hours of back to back chipping, my thumb would get sore, the cheap *** tips would wear down about every 10 ecu's, you have to make a mess blowing out all the old solder, no heat adjustment, etc., etc.
