Hi Phil,

The Hakko 485 is a solder fountain type of rework station. The AirVac
PCBRM-12 is what I've always used, but that was for standard tin/lead
solders. The new lead-free model is the PCBRM-15 and all the pump
components and flow wells (nozzles) are titanium which can put the price
tag  easily around $15K or more if you want a lot of nozzles. Doesn't
seem like a lot to some people, but to us it is...at this time anyway.

AirVac has pretty much dominated in these type of rework stations mainly
because there isn't too many others that make them. I don't know why,
because there still is a lot of through-hole stuff around...

Steve 

-----Original Message-----
From: Nutting, Phil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 3:23 PM
To: TechNet E-Mail Forum; Steve Gregory
Subject: RE: [TN] Through-hole rework station...

Steve,

I have no experience with the Kakko units.  However, my favorite PTH
de-soldering systems is by far the old Pace (was MBT) glass tube units.
I find the newer cardboard tube versions aren't as effective.  But I'll
opine that each unit's performance is directly related to the level of
daily maintenance it gets.  My experience has been the units on the
production floor sit gathering dust in favor of the Soldapulit hand
de-solderers.  If I'm on the floor the first thing I would have to do is
do a full cleaning before using the tool.

But then I'm a fussy curmudgeon.

Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve Gregory
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 12:01 PM
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Subject: [TN] Through-hole rework station...

Hi All,

 

For through-hole rework stations, I've always been a AirVac PCBRM guy.
But I'm being asked to look at a Hakko 485, mainly because of the price.

 

I've never worked with the system, but from what I see in the online
literature, it seems very bare bones and might be okay for very basic
kind of through-hole rework on very simple assemblies.

 

Have any of you ever worked with this Hakko unit? Am I off-base with my
assessment? My thinking is that there is a very good reason that it is
inexpensive...

 

Steve 

 


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