TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A46   
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   On 23 Feb 2022, Dave Drum said the following...   
    DD>  JT> The one I have my eye on for about $150 has a suction pump in it as   
    DD>  JT> well. The soldering and desoldering tools are separate, although   
    DD>  JT> connected to the same base unit.   
    DD>    
    DD>  JT> https://amazon.com/YIHUA-Desoldering-Station-Soldering-Iron/dp/B07RTX   
    DD>  JT> V   
    DD>    
    DD> I had a station with a vacuum pump - when I was doing a lot of VCR    
    DD> (remember those?) repairs. I founf I seldom used it as the portable    
    DD> solder sucker was much more handy - and I didn't have to listen to the   
    DD> vacuum pump clattering away when I was trying to concentrate.   
      
   The soldering/desoldering station arrived yesterday and I used it a bit last   
   night. I was previously using a soldering station with a dial to control the   
   temperature, and this is superior in a few ways.   
      
   It heats up much faster than the old iron. Much faster. It also has more   
   sensors and emits a tone when the iron or desoldering tool are heated to the   
   desired temperature. It maintains different temperature settings for the two   
   devices. The desoldering is very clean.   
      
   Due to the nature of the power switch, only one device can be heated at a   
   time. The vacuum pump does not operate all of the time, but only when the   
   trigger of the desoldering tool is pressed. I suppose it would become   
   bothersome to change back and forth a lot, but I tend to solder a lot more   
   than desolder. I only really desolder to fix mistakes. Once I get the hang of   
   this desoldering tool, I think I could be ready to attempt some restorative   
   component replacements.   
      
   Jeff.   
      
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