grandad Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 These look good. https://figgywows.com/products/desoldering-suction-pump?fbclid=IwAR1H_X6x6iUBMKU5x4Q3yMdVBg-qjjtzrRoyR_c4F15qOok7jNOz4hzNLzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilebodgers Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 1 minute ago, grandad said: These look good. https://figgywows.com/products/desoldering-suction-pump?fbclid=IwAR1H_X6x6iUBMKU5x4Q3yMdVBg-qjjtzrRoyR_c4F15qOok7jNOz4hzNLzo That's crazy, never seen anything like that before. I wonder how quickly it clogs up and if it can it be cleared while hot? I usually have to clean a manual sucker every few goes, when I used to to do electronics professionally I used the braid mostly as it was cleaner and more precise and didn't suffer from jamming (and the mechanical twang making everything jump around). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) Some years ago I actually wrote an article published in an electronics magazine on an adaption I made to something like that. It required taking the pump off and replacing it with a plastic tube connected to my shop vac. It worked very well . I drilled a hole in the tube where the button was to allow the air to escape without cooling the tip. Blocking the hole with a finger allowed the PC board solder to be removed. Edited June 18, 2020 by BassmanPaul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) I got myself a Hakko 888D a couple of years ago and, and at the same time I also brushed up a bit on proper technique as it was a long time since I'd learnt. I'm happy enough now to rewire basses and make my own leads and some of that is down to the Hakko. I pretty much know what temps I need for soldering different things and for desoldering. I think the big thing with temperature controlled is that it will try and maintain the iron at a temp, so if you're doing a pot and it soaks up a little bit of heat, the station will get it back up to temp. I've noticed that I can solder earths to pots as easily as anything else now and it used to be a proper pain in the proverbial with an iron. Edited June 24, 2020 by adamg67 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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