NIStune Soldering - Manual (Page 6)

De-soldering irons
This is where the wallet-heamorraghe happens. Forget the plastic spring-loaded things you can buy. They will
cost you ECU's in the long run. Once again, you need something with proper temperature control. Most of them
are basically a soldering iron with a hole up the middle and some sort of vacuum source to suck the solder up.
The Hakko units that I like so much work great - the 470/474 is a great unit. But costs $AU800 - $AU1000.
Another option is an all-in-one handheld unit from Denon called the SC7000. I finished up with one of these
and it has served me well. They are around the $AU400 - $AU500 mark. These are both professional quality
units so they have good spares backup. This also means that you may pick up a used unit for heaps less money
and know that it can be repaired if necessary.
Hakko 470/474
Denon SC7000
Another cheaper option which Matt uses is the Micron T1260 available from Altronics. This is capable of
working even Type 4 capable ECUs desoldering the smaller 1.78mm pitch pads.
www.altronics.com.au
Micron T-1260 $379AUD