Bought one a few years ago and wish I had bought it sooner.
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It is really a fun tool to use, and having enough heat will not be a problem. I usually keep mine on the "2.5" setting or so, which offhand, I think is about half.
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I've done boards with hundreds of pins and using this tool is pretty fun. There's a certain technique to learn to apply the right amount of pressure, for the right amount of time, to not inadvertently start lifting pads/start burning the board. One locked in, I can remove a 40-pin IC in a minute.
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Like any tool, you've got to keep it clean, replace the filters, good videos on YT showing how. You'll lose suction otherwise.?
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In my last session, I discovered how hot the cleaning pin gets that you ram down the barrel while the iron is hot so that no solder gets stuck. Don't touch it. :)
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Love mine for general hobbyist use.?
Keith
Keith Monahan