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Seeing as people often ask as to which tools they should buy or look into. I thought it would be good to have a list of good tools to have in your arsenal for arcade repairs or just general electronics.
If you have any recommendations, post them up and I'll add them to list.
Hand Tools.
Soldering.
Desoldering :
- CirCuitSpecialists CSI474 Desoldering Station
- HAKKO 808 desoldering gun
- Edsyn DS017 Deluxe Soldapullt Desoldering Pump
Soldering :
- Edsyn 951SX LONER Temperature Controlled Soldering Station
- Weller WES51 soldering station
- Power Probe PPSK Butane Soldering Kit
- Pro Charge Cordless Rechargeable Soldering Iron
- Weller PSI100K Portasol Super-pro Self-igniting Cordless Butane Soldering Iron Kit
Multi/rework stations :
- GQ electronics 5200 hot air and soldering rework station
- CircuitSpecialists CSI825A Hot Air Station
Supplies :
- Solder Kester #50/245 SN63PB37 .020 2463378807
- Solder Kester 44 SN60PB40
Accessories :
- HAKKO 599B (Brass wire tip cleaner)
Test & Measurement.
Misc.
- EPROM Eraser BK Precision 851 Deluxe EPROM Eraser
- EPROM Eraser Vilber Lourmat VLE-12T (Discontinued)
- Vacuum pickup Aoyue 932 Vacuum Pickup Station
Power Supplies.
- Agilent / HP E3610A 0-8Volt 0-3Amp, 0-15Volt 0-2Amp Bench Power Supply (Discontinued)
- Agilent / HP E3614A 0-8Volt 0-6Amp Bench Power Supply (Discontinued)
- CSI3005SM 0-30 Volt 0-5 Amp Bench Power Supply
Chemicals.
Cleaners :
- Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)
- DexoIT DN5
If you have any recommendations, post them up and I'll add them to list.
Hand Tools.
Crimpers :
- Hozan P-706
Wire strippers :
- Xcelite SAS3210 self-adjusting 32-10 AWG
- Hozan P-706
Wire strippers :
- Xcelite SAS3210 self-adjusting 32-10 AWG
A time saver for making harnesses.
Soldering.
Desoldering :
- CirCuitSpecialists CSI474 Desoldering Station
- HAKKO 808 desoldering gun
- Edsyn DS017 Deluxe Soldapullt Desoldering Pump
Soldering :
- Edsyn 951SX LONER Temperature Controlled Soldering Station
- Weller WES51 soldering station
- Power Probe PPSK Butane Soldering Kit
- Pro Charge Cordless Rechargeable Soldering Iron
- Weller PSI100K Portasol Super-pro Self-igniting Cordless Butane Soldering Iron Kit
Multi/rework stations :
- GQ electronics 5200 hot air and soldering rework station
- CircuitSpecialists CSI825A Hot Air Station
Supplies :
- Solder Kester #50/245 SN63PB37 .020 2463378807
- Solder Kester 44 SN60PB40
Accessories :
- HAKKO 599B (Brass wire tip cleaner)
A much better option for cleaning the tip of your iron than the standard damp sponge.
Test & Measurement.
Multimeters :
- Fluke 87V Digital Multimeter
- MS8261 DIGITAL MULTIMETER
- TekPower TP4000ZC
- Tektronix DMM914
- UNI-T UT-61E Digital Multimeter
Test Instruments :
- Logic Probe Elenco Electronics LP-560
- ESR Meter ESR-micro v4.0s
- Oscilloscope Tektronix 2225 50MHz Analog 2-Ch (Discontinued)
- Oscilloscope SIGLENT SHS810 Handheld 100MHz 1GS/s 2Mpt
- MS8261 DIGITAL MULTIMETER
- TekPower TP4000ZC
- Tektronix DMM914
- UNI-T UT-61E Digital Multimeter
Test Instruments :
- Logic Probe Elenco Electronics LP-560
- ESR Meter ESR-micro v4.0s
Russian made, should be available on eBay.
- Oscilloscope OWON SDS7102V 100MHz 1GS/s 10Mpt 2-Ch DSO- Oscilloscope Tektronix 2225 50MHz Analog 2-Ch (Discontinued)
- Oscilloscope SIGLENT SHS810 Handheld 100MHz 1GS/s 2Mpt
Programmers :
- EETools Chipmax
- Wellon VP-280 (Discontinued)
- EETools Chipmax
Only does 40 or fewer pin eproms
- EETools Topmax2Expensive but very good.
- TOP2049 Universal USB Programmer- Wellon VP-280 (Discontinued)
Great programmer if you can get your hands on one.
Misc.
- EPROM Eraser BK Precision 851 Deluxe EPROM Eraser
- EPROM Eraser Vilber Lourmat VLE-12T (Discontinued)
- Vacuum pickup Aoyue 932 Vacuum Pickup Station
Power Supplies.
- Agilent / HP E3610A 0-8Volt 0-3Amp, 0-15Volt 0-2Amp Bench Power Supply (Discontinued)
- Agilent / HP E3614A 0-8Volt 0-6Amp Bench Power Supply (Discontinued)
- CSI3005SM 0-30 Volt 0-5 Amp Bench Power Supply
Chemicals.
Cleaners :
- Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)
- DexoIT DN5
Great cleaner for those 20 years old oxidized contacts.
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