Is the Hakko FR-301 desoldering station really worth 4X the price of the Duratool D00672 (clone of the ZS-915)? Here are my thoughts on the subject! I take a look at sizes, build quality, noise, ease of use, more noise, cleaning blockages, and how well they perform in a completely unscientific head to head test.

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00:00 Intro 00:16 Sucking Solder 01:30 Duratool D00672 02:04 Hakko FR-301 02:12 Comparing Sizes 03:08 Comparing Noise 03:59 Comparing Moos 04:09 Build Quality Hakko FR-301 04:56 Duratool Build Quality 05:43 Cleaning the Duratool 07:28 Cleaning the Hakko FR-301 07:54 Controlling the Duratool 08:17 Controlling the Hakko 09:19 Blockages 11:36 Changing Nozzles - Hakko 12:02 Changing Nozzles - Duratool 13:16 The Hakko Stand 13:43 The Duratool Stand 14:23 Testing the tools 16:09 Is it Worth it? 17:56 Happy Little Diodes

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