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Lucky-Luka:
I'm looking for a desoldering station to easily recover multi pin components from old boards (< 800E).

caprider:
I’m interesting in this too.

From what I’ve read Aoyue 474A++ is a fair option for about 135€.

I’m curious to know if this a good station and if there are better alternatives in about the same budget.

Cheers!

Calvin:
Hi,

I´d be cautious! Got a INT2703A 3-in-1 station which also uztilizes a diaphragm pump -in this case to generate air pressure for hot air soldering and vacuum for the desoldering iron and solder fume extractor at once.
Seemingly one of the two diaphragms is pointing towards the vacuum inputs and is stressed overdue by the hot air from the desoldering iron and fume extractor. It becomes stiff and brittle fast.
Eventually the diaphragm develops fissures and the pump can´t build up enough pressure/vacuum any more. Took just about one year of useage for a 350€ station to become crap!
Though it´d be easy to service the pump and replace the diaphragms alone, it seems that You have to source and replace the complete pump and associated filter-tank assembly, which costs almost 40€.
ATM I´m waiting on a reply of the german distributor regarding replacement diaphragms, resp. a complete pump.

regards
Calvin

caprider:
Yeah, makes a lot of sense to use individual stations for soldering, desoldering and hot air.

That’s why I’m only asking about a desoldering sucker station here.

pope:

--- Quote from: caprider on January 15, 2022, 04:00:10 pm ---I’m interesting in this too.

From what I’ve read Aoyue 474A++ is a fair option for about 135€.

I’m curious to know if this a good station and if there are better alternatives in about the same budget.

Cheers!

--- End quote ---

I have a Aoyue 474A++. It's OK if you want to desolder a few components every now and then but if you want to do some heavy work I'd probably look elsewhere.

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