> I'm looking for recommendations on desoldering stations. =A0I've used hand
> held units & an old Weller station before, but they just never seem to
> work very well. (poor suction, easily clogged, etc)

I have a friend who does extensive desoldering of through hole (and
some SMD) parts in a base & mobile maintenance role.

He's had a Denon portable desolderer for about 15 years that has had
extensive use but it finally got to the irrepairable stage.

After looking at what was available he bought the latest version of
the same device - a Denon SC7000Z.
He said that if price had been no object he would probably have still
bought this.

He says that for through hole components it's superb but that for more
than simple SMD parts there are better tools BUT he didn't know about
the "must have" SMD kit until I showed him the attached review. Parts
supply has been good.

The review referenced below likes the TH performance but says it also
works well for SMD so may be the must-have kit is a must-have.

With many boards parts just "fall out" as per the attached user
review. He says that with some modern multilayer boards you need so
much heat that board preheat may be needed BUT feels that most if not
all desolderer's would have the same requirement. [Either way you have
to heat the board with or without using the desolderer.].[An example
would be the main filter capacitors in a PC power supply].

This review

                      http://www.howardelectronics.com/den-on/cq.html


is highly complimentary. Source discussed there - $395 US plus $42 SMD
tool which the review says is indispensable.



                        Russell McMahon

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