I rescued a Hakko 470-2 desoldering station out of the garbage, took it apart and impressed with the quality. Works but needs a new heating element for its 802 desoldering gun.
Contacted Hakko for parts and they pretty much said "the 470 discontinued in 1999, you should buy a new station like the 474" and I felt the shame of being a dumpster diver
The heater is A1008 (470 manual) or A1029 (470B manual) and I started looking for one but no luck so far.
Found this doc showing you can use parts from the (newer) 809 gun- many parts are unchanged over the years.
I'd have to buy new (809) heating element $56, sleeve $3, nut $5, packing $2, filter pipe $10. That adds up to $76+shipping.
Wondering if this is worth fixing up? Hakko seems to charge a lot for parts. Lots of used 470 bases on eBay, but they're all missing guns...
Contacted Hakko for parts and they pretty much said "the 470 discontinued in 1999, you should buy a new station like the 474" and I felt the shame of being a dumpster diver
The heater is A1008 (470 manual) or A1029 (470B manual) and I started looking for one but no luck so far.
Found this doc showing you can use parts from the (newer) 809 gun- many parts are unchanged over the years.
I'd have to buy new (809) heating element $56, sleeve $3, nut $5, packing $2, filter pipe $10. That adds up to $76+shipping.
Wondering if this is worth fixing up? Hakko seems to charge a lot for parts. Lots of used 470 bases on eBay, but they're all missing guns...
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