On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:20:56 -0600, Jon Elson
wrote:
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Oh, I definitely was not suggesting that everyone go out and buy a Pace
station. But, Iggy already HAD the station, it just wasn't working
right. And, yes, they do take some maintenance, but when doing a bunch
of connections, there's nothing that can do it faster. When I use a
Soldapullt, I still have to mess with breaking the pins free of the last
bit of solder. When I use a Pace, I apply suction while orbiting the
desolder tip around the pin, causing the pin to orbit in the PCB hole.
This gets the pin/hole cleared of solder much more effectively. This is
the technique taught in the Pace manuals, and I can tell you, it is VERY
effective. Like these 68-pin connectors in the 6-layer board, when I
get the last pin unsoldered, it just falls off the board.

I think that everyone who has used a desolder station for
their profession knows the "suck and wiggle" method. I'll
stand by my claim though, the Deluxe Soldapullt will beat
the desolder station on oinky jobs.

I was the depot solution for our group of shops. I fixed the
stuff other tech's bailed out on or badly messed up trying
to fix (shrug). I saw my share of circuit board butcher
jobs...

--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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