Hakko 474 OMG

Led · 6th July 2006, 07:56 AM

Doing a recap on the power supply and I only had some braid, so I went upstairs to my tech friend and asked if he has a hand desolder pump I could borrow. He said no, but I have this - and pulled out his hakko desoldering station. Set me up in my room and Oh - My - God..... I love all my vintage compressors, but this thing gets my vote for best piece of gear ever. So quick, so neat, even pulls top solder through the hole. Now I must save to buy one to do the modules in my console as I have about 4000 caps in the desk. Probably not new news to you techs, but I'm on a Hakko high.

gyraf · 7th July 2006, 08:41 AM

I completely understand you..

:-)

Jakob E.

RobR · 7th July 2006, 10:27 AM

amorris · 7th July 2006, 01:56 PM

does the phrase "where have you been all my life" have new meaning?

RobR · 21st August 2006, 04:57 AM

Re-capping something of a rather pain in the butt right now.
Actually, no, haven't been able to to get to the step where I re-cap yet.
Where is a de-solder station when I need it?

orange · 21st August 2006, 09:37 AM

does anybody know if you can gt the hakko stuff in the UK ?

si

TRW · 21st August 2006, 07:03 PM

http://www.dancap.co.uk/ are the hakko uk distro. Got some stuff from them a while back and they were helpful with great service. The stuff is quite steep compared to the US prices but very competitive against stuff from Weller here in the uk.

Reccommended.

-Tom

orange · 21st August 2006, 07:25 PM

hi Tom,

thanks for the link....£240 for the 808 seems a bit steep - especially as they are $170 (£90) in the US. Might wait for my next visit and pick one up there.

si

Jim Williams · 22nd August 2006, 05:46 PM

Consider the Den-on Instruments SC-7000, the best hand held de-soldering unit. Three tip sizes and it will pull solder out of plated holes. Most electronic techs in California use them (not audio guys) and at a recent Wescon components show, many of them came by the Den-on booth to say that it is the best.

Jim Williams
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orange · 22nd August 2006, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Williams

Consider the Den-on Instruments SC-7000, the best hand held de-soldering unit.

looks good - but it's over £400 over here (about $700) which seems a bit steep - anybody know where I can pick one up (or the Hakko) in NYC - preferably manhattan ?

si

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7th July 2006, 08:41 AM	#2
gyraf Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 493	I completely understand you.. :-) Jakob E.

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RobR Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 448

7th July 2006, 01:56 PM	#4
amorris Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: winter park Posts: 222	does the phrase "where have you been all my life" have new meaning?

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RobR Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 448	Re-capping something of a rather pain in the butt right now. Actually, no, haven't been able to to get to the step where I re-cap yet. Where is a de-solder station when I need it?

21st August 2006, 09:37 AM	#6
orange Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London Posts: 1,664	does anybody know if you can gt the hakko stuff in the UK ? si

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TRW Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 569	http://www.dancap.co.uk/ are the hakko uk distro. Got some stuff from them a while back and they were helpful with great service. The stuff is quite steep compared to the US prices but very competitive against stuff from Weller here in the uk. Reccommended. -Tom

21st August 2006, 07:25 PM	#8
orange Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London Posts: 1,664	hi Tom, thanks for the link....£240 for the 808 seems a bit steep - especially as they are $170 (£90) in the US. Might wait for my next visit and pick one up there. si

22nd August 2006, 05:46 PM	#9
Jim Williams Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: beautiful Carlsbad, CA Posts: 4,317	Consider the Den-on Instruments SC-7000, the best hand held de-soldering unit. Three tip sizes and it will pull solder out of plated holes. Most electronic techs in California use them (not audio guys) and at a recent Wescon components show, many of them came by the Den-on booth to say that it is the best. Jim Williams Audio Upgrades