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Offline Acill

Re: Soldering station, scope, etc. recommendations?
« on: July 09, 2016, 02:31:17 AM »
Do yourself a favor and get good gear. If you dont have the money, save for it and get one thing at a time. The soldering tweezers are junk unless you get the $200+ Hako models, get a decent hot air station. The $100 Chinese ones are not bad. I used one for a long time and it served me very well. Get one of the GOOD solder suckers. The blue and yellow ones, not the crap metal small ones.

As for desoldering, get the hako gun. Its only $250 if you can find it on sale most of the time.
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Offline Acill

Re: Soldering station, scope, etc. recommendations?
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2016, 04:10:27 AM »
Quote from: JamesG;810910
I watch one guy on YouTube who does Amiga repairs and he never shows the actual work. He focuses on troubleshooting but then "Board is recapped" the end. He is supremely skilled, I would just like to see the actual soldering techniques.


I think I know who you are talking about, its annoying the way he just talks and zips through it all.
Proud Retired Navy Chief!

A4000T - CSPPC - Mediator
Powerbook G4 15", 17"
Powermac G5 2GHZ
AmigaOne X5000
Need Amiga recap or other services in the US? Visit my website at http://www.acill.com and take a look or on facebook at http://facebook.com/acillclassics