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  1. The Need for Thermal Wire Strippers

    The Need for Thermal Wire Strippers

    The need for wire stripping has been around for quite a while and does not seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. Many large industries such as the medical, aerospace, and military industries, still require high quality wire stripping. The importance for quality wire stripping is a must in these industries, as any damage to wires or cables, no
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  2. Repairing with American Hakko

    Repairing with American Hakko

    “You either spend your life preparing or you spend your life repairing.” Author John C. Maxwell said this as an example that one should be working on their futures rather than repairing what they’ve damaged. This rings true for so many of us and the last thing you need is to wait on repairs or waste time fixing something yourself. This is
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  3. Maintaining your Fume Extraction System

    Maintaining your Fume Extraction System

    An apple a day will keep the doctor away, a phrase you’ve undoubtedly heard before with a simple meaning behind it, take care of your body and no harm will come to you. Our tools and equipment are no different, maintain them and they won't have any problems. So how do you get those extra miles out of your tools, especially when you’ve
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  4. The Importance of Fume Extraction

    The Importance of Fume Extraction

    In such a time where we have to worry about the air we breathe it’s important that we do as much as we can to protect ourselves. Good ventilation, along with other preventive actions, keep us safe and when you’re soldering, desoldering, or doing some rework, therefore it’s important to take some precautions. Now, solder isn’t the problem,
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  5. A Look at Rework and Hot Tweezers

    A Look at Rework and Hot Tweezers

    What comes to mind when you think SMD rework? If you said hot air, you’re not alone, most people in the manufacturing industry do. We tend to use hot air when working on larger SMD components, but using hot air takes time and in a rapidly growing world, speed is key. This brings us to a different type of tool; the HAKKO FM-2022 Parallel Remover
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  6. Shop Hakko Products with Confidence

    Shop Hakko Products with Confidence

      Here are a few tips on how to spot a FAKE and how to SHOP with Confidence Shop direct from HakkoUSA or an Authorized Distributor. Compare price with authorized distributors or HakkoUSA directly, if the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Check wattage and voltage, uncommon wattages or voltages should be shopped with
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  7. Rework with the FX-1003 Micro Tweezers

    Rework with the FX-1003 Micro Tweezers

    In 1965, engineer Gordon Moore observed that the number of transistors on a computer chip was doubling about every 18 to 24 months. He proposed that transistors on a chip would continue to double every two years for at least another decade with this prediction coming to be known as Moore’s Law. Over 50 years have passed now with the electronics
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  8. What is ESD, and How Can you Prevent it?

    What is ESD, and How Can you Prevent it?

        What is ESD? The short answer is electrostatic discharge, but why is this important and what can you do to prevent it? ESD, otherwise known as electrostatic discharge, is the transfer of an electric charge that takes place when two objects that have been charged with different electric potentials or have different electric
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