Solder Sucker
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Solder Sucker
Customer Review: Never Know When You'll Need One
Summary: 5 Stars
I never thought I'd have a reason to use a de-soldering pump, but recently I found myself disassembling the power supply of an LCD TV. The TV manufacturer had placed inferior capacitors on the circuit board of the power supply and after 2 years, the TV would not turn on. After much research, I found that I could swap out the bad capacitors myself and save a ton of money. So I purchased the desoldering pump to help remove the old solder from the circuit board by vacuuming up the hot solder so that the capacitor can be replaced. Though I had no experience with circuit boards, I was able to complete the task successfully, and the TV now works like new. The desoldering pump worked perfectly, and I can honestly say, "This product sucks!"Customer Review: Not for laptop motherboards!
Summary: 2 Stars
I got this product thinking it was good enough for sucking the solder from the power jack of a laptop I have. Boy, was I wrong. First off, the tip is huge and you have to quickly get in there while the solder is still hot n soft or you missed your chance and have to reload and try try again. It can get really aggravating - seriously. In order to make this product work for me, I got a pair of pliers and pinched the tip to my desired width/etc. until I could do what I want with it. NOt a long term product - short term; a throw-away item at best. Luckily, I was only off 4 bucks with s&h and all.Customer Review: Desoldering Pump
Summary: 3 Stars
It's a plain desoldering pump. Bigger than the one I used before (it's 8in long x 3/4in diameter). It's not real high quality, but it works well enough for occasional jobs; I just used it on an X box controller S. As another review said, the tip does get filled with solder, but I never had to open it to get it out; when I push the pin back down it clears the tip. Mine is navy blue with neon orange plastic (unlike the image on the product page) and made by Steren. The package specified that it's made of aluminum. Seems like it will last for a good long while.Customer Review: For the price, I cannot complain
Summary: 4 Stars
I have one of the heated bulb solder suckers from Radio Shack but I wanted something with a lower toolbox profile and that I didn't have to heat up (as I usually have the dedicated iron already warmed up when doing a project).
This product works as advertised -- it sucks solder. I used it to clean up a couple of messy jobs I had did a while back and it worked well and did not clog.
I don't think this product will last 20 years like some tools, but for the price it's well worth it.
Customer Review: not very effective
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this one from Rat Shack since I needed a desoldering tool right away, but I wouldn't recommend it. It works, but just barely. Two reasons it's not good: the pump barrel just isn't large enough to move a sufficient volume of air to pick up enough solder. Also, when you release the plunger the pump "recoil" makes it hard to keep the tip on the work. Get the Edsyn Soldapullt® Deluxe Desoldering Pump instead. It has a much larger barrel and doesn't suffer from the recoil problem.