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By G. Linn
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I've used this type of solder sucker for many years. My previous one, made of metal, occasionally would catch the skin on my finger. This one is a great deal for the price, especially if you have Amazon Prime (costs less than a "Big Mac" with trimmings). The only other options for solder removal are "solder wick" or a much more expensive soldering station with vaccum removal. I don't like solder wick because I think it can overheat a joint. The expensive soldering station is just too expensive for a hobbyist like me.
There are a two things to be aware of with a tool like this. First of all, there is the possibility of solder splashes being deposited on your circuit card. When I was repairing military avionics, we were not allowed to use these type of devices. Unless the solder you "suck" is removed before the next use, the solder, in the form of small "splashes" can be sprayed on the circuit when you use the tool again. This was really not a problem for military electronics because the circuit cards are coated with a protecterant material, humiseal.
Even as a hobbyinst, I haven't had any problems. But, I routinely compress and operate the sucker into a waste can or trash bag after every use. That eliminates most of the splashes. Secondly, these tools have a "recoil". That is, when the plunger reaches its end, the tip comes back and impacts the circuit card. If the circuit card is "unconstrained", it will bounce across your table/bench. This has never been a real problem but you should be aware of it. Lately, I have been using a Panavise to secure a circuit card before soldering/unsoldering and this has worked well.
I don't see how you can find anything cheaper to do this job.

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