slightly OT - how to make a vacuum from an air supply
Norm Dresner wrote:
I'd like to build a desoldering station. Conventionally this is done with a
soldering iron and a vacuum source. In the best units the tip of the iron
is hollow and the vacuum draws through it. But I don't want to purchase a
vacuum pump for the same reason that I don't want to purchase a commercial
soldering station: cost.
Is there some reason why you don't just buy a Solder Sucker? This is a
hand held plastic device which you cock. You then apply soldering iron,
poke the teflon tip of the solder sucker into the melt and press the
trigger. It produces a short, sharp suction that is very effective.
Ted
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