Preciva 929D-V Electric Desoldering Iron Solder Sucker, Portable Desoldering Gun,110V Desoldering Pumps with Desoldering Nozzles 1.0mm 1.2mm for Through-Hole Desoldering

I've recently gotten into electronics work and retro console refurbishment specifically. A common task is replacing capacitors and using a desoldering wick gets old really fast. As a hobbyist, I can't justify purchasing a Hakko FR301, and the cheaper clones seemed a bit questionable. I decided to give a manual desoldering sucker a try and I don't regret it one bit. It's very easy to operate one-handed, and once you get some practice in, it's very quick. I started using the bigger nozzle, and while it worked pretty well, I often needed to go back through with a wick to get components to pop loose. After getting a bit more practice and switching to the smaller nozzle, this thing is working awesome. Components often pop loose after the first suction attempt, or wiggle free after tapping them with the iron. I've also removed nearly 50 components without damaging a single solder pad. Overall, I'm thoroughly impressed with how effective and quick this manual desolder pump works. My last project was removing 31 capacitors from a Sega Genesis and I was able to accomplish this without any major hiccups in about a half hour. This would have taken me hours with the a desoldering wick. The only real unknown is the longevity, but I do see that spare tips are available and will be ordering some just to have on hand.

This tool is much better than other suction tools that require a separate soldering iron to melt the tin. Very simple, very fast, very clean. The instructions on the box are hard to read (too many different languages) and they are not very clear. If you want written instructions, prepare your own by doing screen captures of the images on this Amazon page and printing them (or saving them on your computer). If you want a video tutorial, watch the video on this Amazon page.

I used it for the first time today it worked well it was Abe to remove most of the solder from the throw holes I did gave to add bit more solder because it didn't want to come of but one thing that I realized tha was alarming was when I turned it on for the first time there was smoke coming out of it

Inexpensive, works well. Has lasted a long time, still going strong.

Purchases December 2024, already broken February 2025. Turns on but does not get hot. Cannot return or exchange at this point.

Got this to do some desoldering of dip package chips on old NES boards. This product makes quick work of it. The learning curve is easy. So long as you have the surface flush with the chip, you'll have good suction and it should pull the solder up on the first or second attempt. I've managed to desolder about 5 NES PPU chips with this tool alone and haven't had any issues. It's pretty easy to remove the solder from the canister too A good tip: don't twist the tool against the board when working with small traces, just wiggle it a bit. Don't hold the tip in place for more than a couple of seconds at a time. If working with old joints, try re-tinning them with a dab of new solder and some flux before trying to use this tool to remove the solder I think this tool is an adequate replacement for something like a Hakko for most casual hobbyists at a fraction of the cost, and I don't think it's really any harder to use to get the same end result.

Sometimes the old style of things work better, this one being no exception. A brilliant piece of ingenuity taking the old reliable but clunky large spring suction tube design and adding a heated tip. Massive burst of suction for those tiny holes that you just cannot seem to get open. Worth every penny. BTW, the other vacuum pump unit still works better on larger holes supplying long-term suction.

I bought this to help with a re-cap of a Realistic DX-160 receiver. The thought of having to do this with your typical iron and desoldering braid or iron and separate solder vacuum plunger was daunting. The price of the low-end Hakko was just too much to justify for the limited amount of repairs that I do so I jumped on this. Within 1/2 - hour, all 19 electrolytics were removed. No damage to any pads and all are clean as a whistle. Some were nestled in close to other components, but the tip fit in there nicely, and the vacuum worked flawlessly. Ready to replace the caps and do an alignment!