Well I'll try and word this as best as I can, the desoldering gun at my local hacker space has blown for the second time now, one of the other member's walked through the diagnoses and replacement of the offending resistor.
This rather large resistor and is connection to the mains voltage, after the trigger switch. And is not apart of the temp control board, it however is housed with one screw, almost under the motor, its self. The resistor is housed on a single layer PCD board with two other blue companions.
Has anyone else had a hakko 808 where this resistor has blown more then once? And if so, is it one of those cases where its just crappy parts or a problem else where, along the line?