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  • Jasgriff
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Feb 2012
    • 578
    • UK
    #1

    Solder extractor

    New toy just arrived!

    I ordered a solder extractor for £19.99 from Maplins but I didn't hold out much hope for it being any good. I was wrong its a decent size with a good fan and spare filters. Its surprisingly good quality for 20 quid with free delivery!

    No more sniffing fumes!
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    • mockingbird
      Badcaps Legend
      • Dec 2008
      • 5484
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      Re: Solder extractor

      These fume extractors are of dubious benefit... I know a little about activated charcoal filtration to know that the carbon isn't going to absorb the fumes that quickly... The only thing working for this is that it's sucking the fumes away from you, which can also be accomplished with any ordinary fan.

      Personally, I have found that "no clean" solder fumes are significantly more putrid than those that emanate from Rosin Activated Solder (Which I believe means that the flux core of the solder is acid based, not organic - pine resin, or whatever it is they use).

      Having said this, I personally believe no-clean is actually more toxic. I'm starting to experiment with RA (Hoping that the flux is not as corrosive as plumbing flux).

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        • twbranch
          Mad Nerd
          • Oct 2012
          • 153
          • USA
          #3
          Re: Solder extractor

          I built mine out of an old computer speaker box that was blown. Put an old computer fan on it to suck the fumes and smoke too out of your eyes and face. The fumes don't bother me at all.

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