Introducing the incredible Hakko 808 desoldering gun. This thing is amazing.

The 808 combines a heated desoldering nozzle with a vacuum pump, which makes removing ordinary through-hole components considerably easier than repeatedly heating the joint and attacking it with braid.

The capacitor in this video makes a good demonstration because both leads can be heated and cleared individually before the component is lifted from the board.

But for through-hole work? I’ll never desolder with braid again! Well… unless it’s a chip in SMD or QFP form.

The Hakko nozzle also gets extremely hot, so this is one of those tools where fingers, nearby wiring and the bench deserve a little attention.

The results speak for themselves!

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