Hakko FR-301 Unboxing - Retro Repairs Equipment Unboxing - Fixing Ebay Junk
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- I finally made the plunge and bought a desoldering gun. In this video, I unbox and review the "inexpensive" Hakko FR-301 Desoldering Gun.
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Was wondering why there's a purple blow drier in my notifications...
Except, it really sucks....as both a blow dryer and a vacuum. :)
I've had a Hakko 808 desoldering gun for years, it really is a game changer and worth every penny. Be sure to blob some solder on the tip after you use it to keep it from oxidizing
How long does it take to oxidize? I just use the bronze cleaners after every use, is that good enough?
I just got one. I figured I saved some cash during the Covid 19 lockdowns during the last 6 months of not eating out and other activities that were abandoned so I justified buying it. IT IS FRICKEN AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. It works so well it seems like a dream that came true. Super clean solder removal.
i love seeing people like RetroRepairs
actually putting the youtube money back into his channel
its still like this that lets him repair things better, Doing cleaner jobs, with less solder spatter and all that good stuff
Nice lookin' Piece of tech
Not just nice looking either. It does what it sets out to do.
You never regret buying quality tools :)
Definitely a true statement.
Watching these pins get vacuumed was quite satisfying
I bought one and never looked back to the pumps or the wicks. I always dreaded paying the $300 for it but once I did it made life easier and better! Then I always question what was life without it lol
Just got mine in the mail today. This video was one of the main reasons I picked it up. Can't wait to get started.
Nice! Enjoy. It's made this so much easier
Pretty impressive at how clean it leaves the pins and pads.
Great video Adam, thanks for sharing with us!
Got a FR-300 a few years ago, pricey but it works well. It's a significant purchase.
Cheers,
One thing to add, buy more filters.
A larger tip is helpful for pulling/sucking out solder around lugs and getting onto pins from larger parts like D-Sub PCB mount connectors.
When they work well a desoldering gun are worth their weight in gold! Sadly they can be a bit prone to clogging though. So just be sure to clean the barrel out after every project even if it seems like it needs it or not.
Yeah, definitely need to regulary clean it. Already had it lose suction after about 100ish joints. Luckily it's very easy to clean.
Try avoiding sucking up flux. I clean flux before sucking. Haven’t experienced any clogs since doing this.
I bought an off brand desoldering tool based on Dave Jone's review on the EEVBlog. Well worth what I paid for it when you need to remove components from a board especially if you have to re-cap it. You're going to love having one.
Great tool. Have a cheap Chinese one myself but does the job. Just remember to clean EVERY TIME. Cleaning a blockage after it's cooled down and heating it up again can be a pain in the butt.
Man that is one cool tool, never even knew it existed. Love your videos & always learn a ton!
i wish i can afford one of these, but here in Brazil they're sooooo expensive hahah
btw, nice video!!
Now I want to get one. Board swaps no more jumper wires!
Board swap for the more valuable ones, but I'll still repair the board for the doner
Adam uses loud gun. It's super effective.
14:38 I noticed that after you applied the gun there is a mark between the point and the trace which looks like copper to my untrained eye. Do you know what that is? Thanks for the great video. This device is so satisfying to watch!
Nice new tool, so clean.
These really shine when you desolder chips from boards that are through hole platet, those singlesided boards are okay to do with a braid, doublesided boards with platet holes are not easy with a braid..
It has one more use. It looks just like an alien gun from N64 game !
Other than that sure its a good thing. I started to use desoldering braid quite not a long ago. Earlier I was just topping an old copper wire in flux and used this for desoldering. Talk about uneasy job here !
I wish I can get the braid to work as well as you get it to. Usually nothing happens, even with fresh solder and flux.
A quality brand makes a big difference. I used to use just the junk nexxtech stuff, then i bought some decent MG Chemicals braid, made a huge difference.
@@RetroRepairs I've got some stuff from hobbyking. Can't remember the brand, will have a look for some different stuff. Thanks. It only rarely pulls out solder like you get it to do every time. A lot of times it just ends up sticking itself to the board. May need a hotter station too, it goes to 400c on the top end of the green scale on the iron.
I'm going to order some of them pens. Nice. Add amazon links, you make a few cents from things. But the big plus I can find things faster. Thanks again.
If it wasn't so expensive I would certainly buy it.
i use a cheap station and it is good enough for the money 80€ Hakko 200€ ....
This is the one! love it!
"almost like a magazine for a gun" yeah no its more like emptying a vacuum cleaner lol
i have this exact one and i love it, used it just last night to get a sega cd fuse out lol XD
That little stand is supposed to be be against a sturdy wall. And for those who are saying that the metal stand is useless, apparently know nothing about occupational hazards.
"You wanna put the tip in, wiggle it around a little bit"
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I love Hakko! Great buy.
Well that certainly beats the $30 Chinese one I just bought on eBay by quite a large margin
Nice, now you just need a Dremel. Lol
I bought a Aoyue desolder station a few weeks ago wasn't cheap even in sale it was about the equivalent of about 160 US Dollars. Crazily enough its more because I am a amateur at soldering so didn't want to screw up stuff with braid or a solder sucker.
If you can justify it, buy one. Even 160 is alot if you just do it as a hobby, this was by far the most expensive tool I've ever bought, but after having used a braid for a couple years, i couldn't imagine going back.
That's cool. You're gonna have to tell people that they don't need one of these tools to desolder stuff because they won't be as interested in trying repairs if they think they need loads of expensive tools
Very true, this is definitely a luxury tool. If you do a lot, it's worth buying one. Only desoldering here and there? Use a braid or a manual pump
may i know if u able to try removing solder from smd?? i wanted to buy this tool to remove bridging leads from smds, ( i always tends to bridge 2 or more pins when soldering smds). May i know if the vacuum able to suck out excess leads without damaging the smd like solder wick does?? Can u try it for me? :) Thank u much :)
Automatic white balance made it look purple?
It's cool and all, but it seems so fiddly!
But then again, I have no idea about this stuff so it may actually make things easier for you! 😅. Still pretty cool!
Ive done probably 200 joints so far with it, and it's such a time saver.
@@RetroRepairs that's pretty cool then! - I look forward to seeing you use it in future videos (:
For anyone looking for the solder and Flux pen here, it is on Amazon. Solder (which has lead) www.amazon.com/MG-Chemicals-Leaded-Solder-Diameter/dp/B0049RNTWQ/ref=sr_1_50?dchild=1&keywords=lead+free+Solder+Dispenser+Tube&qid=1593384574&sr=8-50 and the Flux Pen www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080X79HG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
Lol why is it purple? Never seen this in Purple before.
This would be a godsend, but 300€ for a hobbyist like me... Good heavens.
If you want to put to the test that desoldering gun, search one motherboard with ddr1 ram. That sh*t is welded whit adamantium!
The Aoyue 8800 is half the price and I have none of the draw backs of this unit.
What's the difference between the FR301-81 and FR301-82 models I'm seeing for sale on Ebay? The price on these seems to be the cheapest anywhere, around 220 shipped from Japan. Are these perhaps counterfeit? Price seems really good, maybe too good...
There not counterfeit.. you do need a 300 watt step down transformer to use it outside of Japan tho. The Australian version of the FR301 has a insane price $900 😢
@@somecunt777 Interesting... I will have to check the model # of the one I ordered. Which is the American model number & which is the Japanese? Hope I didn't order the wrong one...
@@skins4thewin i think the USA model is FR301-03/P
@@somecunt777 Thanks! I'll double check mine. Haven't tried to use it yet
Nice xmas prese t to yourself. Enjoy. I cheaped out last year and bough a chinese one . Its an s-998 from banggood. Was about 280AUD so not that cheap. Died in 10mins. Never got money back. Fr301 in AUSTRALIA is $650AUD . Manual Solder suckers for me i am afraid😥
Yikes, that's rough. You have 220v in australia right? Im guessing that definitely affects it. Hakko's a japanese company, so 100-110v is probably what it was designed for.
@@RetroRepairs no, the one i bought was not a hakko or even a hakko knock off. Its called an s-998. They make it in both 120 and 220v versions. I had the aussie version with 220v and aussie plug. Died because ...well quality...havent cracked it open yet to see what went wrong. Just put it in back of cupboard in disgust.
would have taken forever with wick lol
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llevalo a un tianguis
give it a hot lunch.
lay out a bead on a pcb about 4 inches long and just rip it. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrup.
why are they so expensive?
Decent tools cost a lot of money. That's not unique to just soldering tools.
If you ever use this in videos could you please lower the volume on those parts? This video woke me out of a dead sleep 😂
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who are you fooling the back of the box was already open lol!
Yep, removing the packing slip with my info
you don't need that expensive crap, just get yourself an engineer ss-02 solder sucker