A heated desoldering iron / solder sucker manufactured by Duratool, for when soldered parts need tidying up or connections need removing.
Heated desoldering irons/suckers provide a simple solution to fixing soldered connections, as the solder removal can be achieve with a single tool and operation, rather than having to use a sucker and a standard soldering iron, while also holding the board.
Features:
- Single handed operation.
- Lockable spring loaded plunger.
- Supply Voltage: 230V / 50Hz.
- Electric Iron Power: 40W.
Contents:
- 1 x Desoldering Iron / Solder Sucker.
Video:
This product is supplied with a UK mains plug and is designed to work off a 230V, 50Hz supply.
pleriche –
I’ve been using conventional solder sucker & wick for years & found neither entirely satisfactory & hard work for transistors, ICs & multi-way sockets. I was amazed how reasonable this was.
The same tool is available from other vendors & looking at reviews they were mixed. Some have found it fails quite quickly, but don’t mention detail.
I had a few transistors I needed to remove from some stripboard so I ordered. Delivery was very quick. My experience so far has been good & certainly it’s much more efficient than previous methods, As a trail I tried removing an 18-way ribbon cable connector from scrap board, it came out very easily. Likely very difficult otherwise, though a more powerful iron would be capable of heating solder braid more effectively than my Antex TC25W.
One snag I found is it’s very difficult to remove the pump for emptying, following the instructions given. I eventually got it out by applying a flat bladed screwdriver to the back of the pump. I’ve made a, video which showing how. Also, after a while the plunger no longer stayed down reliably, but was fine once it had cooled. So it may be best just not to use it for too long at a time.
In summary, I’m certainly glad I bought it, & can recommend it. But if it breaks as soon as some reviewers elsewhere seem to have found, I might revise that to a qualified recommendation!
You can find my video at https://youtu.be/aSiROw1GK_w where I show it, including removing the pump, & compare it with a conventional methods.