15 Oct
2012
15 Oct
'12
9:18 p.m.
I find myself in need of a new desoldering pump. I found a number on the
Farnell site, anyone have any recommendations for a good one that does not
cost more than =A325ish (about $40) and for which I can get spare nozzles?
The 'standard' one that Farbnell sell (I think it has a green anodised
body, or at least mine does) is what I use. It seems to work well. And
IIRC it meets your cost requirement.
You can get spare nozzles (and pump washers), but be careful. I bought my
pump about 15 eyars ago. When I got some new nozles for it lsat year, I
found they'd changed the thread, and theat the new nozzles did not fit my
old pump. No biggie, after all it's jsut the PTFE bit that wears out, so
I pressed the remains of that from the end cap of an old and a new nozzle
and fitted the new PTFEW to the original cap. Of course that fitted.
Incidentally, with all desolderign pumps, it's worth taking them apart
from time to time (and when new) and putting a smear of
petroleum jelly
('vaseline') on the pump washer, O-rings, etc. It improves
the seal no end.
-tony