[sdiy] Fume extraction

[Vladimir Pantelic]

"quiet" is is not, but it's also not overly loud. I mostly listen to
podcasts while soldering so having earphones I don't mind it much.

what it is, it's efficient. I can solder for hours and there is no residue
in the room when I am done.

On Thu, May 19, 2022, 20:03 Nathan Trites <nathan at idmclassics.net> wrote:

> I would love to get something like the Weller, how do you feel about the
> volume level on that one? A system that turns on when the iron is lifted
> would be wonderful, but that's a much steeper investment.
>
> Like Todd, I'm also in the market for something. I'm doing a lot of repair
> work on keyboards, so something I can maneuver above my bench would be
> ideal, where extension tubes or arms don't double the price. I'm OK with
> DIY for the hose and some kind of arm if needed, but would prefer at least
> the extraction side of things be off the shelf.
>
> Most extractor reviews I've read have wildly different baselines for noise
> level which makes the purchase daunting, or don't specify if they're in a
> production environment or home office. Forum posts implying an extractor is
> as loud as a shop vac when others say the same model was whisper quiet. On
> the other hand I saw a lot of this when I bought a projector and the "above
> average" volume one I got is no louder than a laptop fan, so maybe I need
> to just bite the bullet.
>
> Nathan
>
> On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 1:13 PM Vladimir Pantelic via Synth-diy <
> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>
>> Weller Zero Smog EL kit, never looked back
>>
>> On Thu, May 19, 2022, 16:56 Todd Sines <sines_list at scale.la> wrote:
>>
>>> Speaking of fume extraction, my DIY production and Mr. Fixit repairs
>>> have been in high gear over the last few years.
>>> Not daily, but sometimes it’s all I do for a few days, 8-10 hours a day.
>>> I do not want occupational asthma, which I am sure I have been somewhat
>>> exposed to.
>>>
>>> What are your suggestions, aside from my current, which is an inverted
>>> CPU fan on adjustable “helper hands”, with a scouring pad to catch all of
>>> the “bad stuff”?
>>> It became too much to wear a paint respirator mask all the time. But I
>>> hope I don’t regret this.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>>
>>> Todd
>>>
>>> > On May 19, 2022, at 6:30 42AM, Roman Sowa <modular at go2.pl> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > 1. not if you have proper fume extractor. The competition was
>>> sponsored by soldering equipment vendors, so each seat had about $5k worth
>>> of equipment on it, including of course fume extractor.
>>> >
>>> > Roman
>>> >
>>> > W dniu 2022-05-18 o 22:09, Mattias Rickardsson pisze:
>>> >> Roman Sowa <modular at go2.pl <mailto:modular at go2.pl>> skrev:
>>> >>    Did you know that there used to be European Soldering Championship
>>> >>    taking place during Productronica trade show?
>>> >>    Not sure if it's still organized though. Because of Covid last 2
>>> >>    editions of national championship were canceled
>>> >> That's quite (soldering) ironic, since
>>> >> 1. sniffing soldering fumes is more hazardous than sniffing the
>>> exhaust air from people during covid
>>> >> 2. how likely is it that participants of a soldering competition ever
>>> sees other people and get contagious anyway?
>>> >> ;-)
>>> >> /mr
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