Metcal MX-DS1 desoldering handpiece "shop air"?

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  • proci
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    • Oct 2011
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    Metcal MX-DS1 desoldering handpiece "shop air"?

    I've just bought this desoldering gun for my MX-500 system,and the PDF says it requires "shop air" to desolder with it.I am hungarian and my dictionary has no result to "shop air" so I dont know what it means... Does it mean compressed air? Or I need a vacuum pump to normally work with it?
    Thanks for helping!
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    • mariushm
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      • May 2011
      • 3799
      #2
      Re: Metcal MX-DS1 desoldering handpiece "shop air"?

      It means that the device does not have a pump to suck air, it relies on you having a separate device already in the store.

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        • proci
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          • Oct 2011
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          Re: Metcal MX-DS1 desoldering handpiece "shop air"?

          Yes I know that it it needs an external device.(Only the SP440 series has built in pump)But my question is vacuum pump or air compressor?

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            • Krankshaft
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              • Jan 2007
              • 2328
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              Re: Metcal MX-DS1 desoldering handpiece "shop air"?

              Yes shop air means compressed air.

              Depending on amount of air it draws (measured in Cubic feet in the US) you may need a sizable compressor pump and tank to keep a constant steady vacuum at the tip.

              It probably relies on the same principle that a compressed air vacuum does.
              Last edited by Krankshaft; 10-30-2011, 05:27 PM.
              Elements of the past and the future combining to make something not quite as good as either.

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                • Evil Lurker
                  Warranty Voider
                  • Feb 2011
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                  Re: Metcal MX-DS1 desoldering handpiece "shop air"?

                  Originally posted by proci
                  Yes I know that it it needs an external device.(Only the SP440 series has built in pump)But my question is vacuum pump or air compressor?
                  Both.

                  Im guessing it uses a venturi style pump.

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                    • proci
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                      • Oct 2011
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                      Re: Metcal MX-DS1 desoldering handpiece "shop air"?

                      Thank you for the answers guys! I've found the own manual of the MX-DS1 and it recommends 80PSI which is about 5,5 Bar.I've tried it with a refrigerator compressor and its worked fine.The only thing left now is to find an air supply with 5,5 Bar adjustable pressure

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