Re: Another ZipGSX Mod Success!

[scott@alfter.DIESPAMMERSDIE.us (Scott Alfter)]

In article <N46dnR_kqcl6oJXanZ2dnUVZ_iydnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Steven Hirsch  <snhirsch@gmail.com> wrote:
>Polymorph wrote:
>
>>> Instead of cutting the sockets, I tool the plunge and used my aging OK 
>>> Industries desoldering station to remove the originals outright.  Went 
>>> very smoothly.  The Zip PC board seems to have fairly heavy cladding 
>>> and robust plate-through on the vias.  Managed to do the job without 
>>> (God forbid) tearing any traces or lifting pads.  My 55-year-old eyes 
>>> are not up to this task without a good magnifier between them and the 
>>> PCB :-).
>> 
>> If only I had such a desoldering station....<sighs>. Anyone recommend a 
>> good one that doesn't cost the bank?
>
>I picked this one up at a Ham Radio Flea Market for $50.00.  Production grade 
>units are quite costly, but I've seen some very reasonably priced light-duty 
>stations advertised in Nuts and Volts Magazine.  Try poking around on the web 
>or watch eBay!

I've done fairly well with the desoldering iron Radio Shack sells (or
sold...given their devolution into just another cell-phone shop, they might
not sell them anymore) for maybe $10 or $15.  It looks like a soldering
iron, but with a hollow tip and a squeeze bulb attached.

Hmm...just tried googling for "desoldering iron," and it came up in the
first link:

http://www.radioshack.com/sm-45-watt-desoldering-iron--pi-2062731.html

Wonders never cease.

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