[sdiy] Desolder Station?

[patchell]

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> Chip replacement.  This is EXACTLY how I do things now.  Like I said, I have A LOT of desoldering to do, and if I use this method, I'm going get "Nintendo Thumb" from pressing the plunger on the sucker so many times.
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> I should have been clearer - I'm not interested in wick, bulbs, suckers, or blowtorches; I want a DESOLDER STATION with a vacuum pump, one that's dependable, easy to clean, and not the cheapest or most expensive.  I have A LOT of desoldering to do.
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> Thanks again,
> JDM
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> PS Went through the archives and I appreciate the tips on solder and soldering irons!

    Last place I worked, we must have purchased every desolder station you can imagine, and many of these were quite expensive, but they were all basically the same.  They all used a vacuum pump.  All of them could be classified as being undependable.
Even the people who used the thing the most could never keep them working well.  I would imagine if you treated the thing like a fire arm and cleaned it every time you were done with it, it might work for a long time...but, they were generally only
serviced when the didn't work.  So, I am afraid I really have no good answer to your question, since I have never seen one I would consider dependable.

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 -Jim
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