[sdiy] Fume extractors / soldering stations

[Tony Rolando]

Oh yeah, I forgot, that I did put a charcoal filter in the exhaust 
window. You can get a huge sheet of that filter material for $20.00 and 
I figure if it cleans the air a bit then great. I do not do alot of 
soldering, but the shop is small and I did not want the air quality in 
the shop to suffer while I was soldering, esp. in the winter time when 
we cannot have windows open.

Tony

On 12/30/10 10:10 AM, Harry Bissell wrote:
> Do you do so much work that you need a fume extractor ? I've seldom used any, I just use a fan
> to direct the fumes away from the bench.
>
> If I had to do something I'd use the dryer hose method and exhaust it outside the building. Another
> way to go would be a kitchen range hood (for over a stove). These can be easily vented and usually
> have lighting installed to boot. They ~are~ noisy so that would be another problem. The one I have
> in my kitchen is a ventless model with activated charcoal filters and a continuous speed control...
>
> Any unit that attaches to the iron itself will have a hose so small it can't work well...
>
> H^) harry
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Make Noise<tony at makenoisemusic.com>
> To: Karl Ekdahl<elektrodwarf at yahoo.se>
> Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Sent: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:47:57 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Fume extractors / soldering stations
>
> Def. Stay away from the Aoyue 2702A+ it is almost completely useless. I built a fume extractor using flexible duct work and exhaust window (the stuff you connect to your dryer exhaust) and an inline duct fan. Bought it all at lowes for less then $200.
>
> Tony Rolando
> Make Noise
>
>
> On Dec 30, 2010, at 7:04 AM, Karl Ekdahl<elektrodwarf at yahoo.se>  wrote:
>
>> Hi list
>>
>> A while ago i bought a Weller WSA350 fume extractor which i must say that i'm highly disappointed with, so i need a better one.
>>
>> Seems to me that the best kind would be the kind of soldering irons with a built-in fume extractor directly on the pen (but i could be wrong), and since i wouldn't mind upgrading my soldering iron (a Weller WES51) it sounds like a good deal. However i can't seem to find any in the<$500 price range except the Aoyue 2702A+ which would be awesome except it seems isn't very good... any hints?
>>
>> Also, it really is a fume extractor that i need so if you know of any decently priced fume extraction systems (<$300) please do tell...
>>
>> Lastly, does Hot Air systems work well with DIP components or is that mainly a SMD-thing? Looking for ways to speed up my soldering...
>>
>> KArl
>>
>>
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