"Chris F." wrote in message
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Can anyone recommend a good used desoldering station? I've been looking
around on places like Ebay, and it seems even used ones can be pretty
expensive. Weller, Pace, and Hakko seem to be the predominant brand names.
I basically need something for general electronics - TV's, VCRs, etc.
Something that can easily desolder a 64-pin IC, for example. I've been
using
a desoldering wick for years, it works but the stuff is rather expensive
(and hard on the fingertips sometimes). I don't do any surface-mount work
so
I wouldn't need anything for that.

I still like the iron with the bulb on top, but for big IC's I'd go with an
iron with a selection of tips that size.

My 2 cents.

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