Pro Digital Vacuum Desoldering Station, Anesty Professional Removal Rework Station ZD-915 Iron Gun Built-in Vacuum Pump

I think this is a good value for the money. It takes a bit of time to reach temperature, but once it's there, it works very well. I've been using various desoldering stations for years, most costing a lot more than this one, and I can tell you this - desoldering stations need to be cleaned regularly. Failure to do so, will result in clogging, lack of suction, and a big headache. And it doesn't matter if you buy a $1,000 unit, it still needs to be cleaned. I take care of this station, and so far it has done a great job. If you search around, you can find replacement filters and tips, as I believe this unit is made with a couple of different brand names on the case. For an inexpensive soldering station, I would definitely recommend this.

I've been using this for a couple months now and it's great. It's my first vacuum powered desoldering device so I can't directly compare it to anything, but it does the job and does it well. It heats up quickly, has strong vacuum and pulls away the solder easily. Update: May 2019 I've been using this de-soldering station for just about a year now and I'm still very happy with it. I've probably collectively removed about half a pound of solder with it. I haven't exactly been treating it with kit gloves either. (Honestly I've been much harder on it than I should). There were a couple of spots where I let it go too long before cleaning the catch tube and allowed the filter pad to clog, and a couple of mishaps where the shaft was clogged at the catch tube with skunky half-century old solder because I didn't swab it out with the provided cleaning rods in time - this is really my fault. The shaft can't (and shouldn't) get hot enough to melt solder at the catch tube end, but its entirely fixable. If this happens to you just shut the gun off, remove the catch tube, push one of the cleaning rods into the shaft and press while you heat the catch tube end with another soldering iron - after a few seconds the stuck solder should loosen and push out the old solder. Replacement tips and filter pads have been easy to get. After a year the gun still heats up quickly, the vacuum is still strong (despite the fact that I allowed it to get clogged numerous times). It DOES get clogged sometimes but not if you make a point to clean the catch tube after heavy use and use the cleaning rods each time before you put the gun back in its holder.

I restored one vintage audio receiver with a solder sucker and that was not fun. I broke down and paid up for this station and it makes a difficult job easy and fun. I'm on my third vintage receiver restoration in 3 months and so far so good. So satisfying to see the solder disappear and pull the capacitor out in a matter of seconds. heat is set at 765F for 50 year old solder. work quickly and you wont pull up any traces. Suction is good, better than I expected, no complaints about that. The Ceramic filter in the gun gets pretty dirty quickly. It comes with some, but you will need to get extras. Not sure how long the tip will last, I use the largest one. Need to find a back up for that, I haven't seen a replacement advertised. Now my criticisms, It takes a little time to warm up, It starts and stops a couple time on a cold start-up, hope this is not an indication of a problem developing, once it gets going it seem fine. the glass vial is difficult to remove, It's fine for now but you have to apply a lot of force to squeeze it out of the handle. All in all I'm very happy with this, hopefully it lasts a long time

Definitely a great tool for the shop! Saved me a lot of heartache when repairing one of my radios. Solder wick just didn't cut it. This thing worked quickly and made things a lot easier. Worth the money.

This thing is awesome BUT, you have to clean it or else it may be ruined. There is a small metal tube that runs from the tip to the waste-solder glass collection area. The tube is heated at the tip but, that's it, so it gets cooler the further back it goes. When you suck up solder, most of it makes it all the way to the back of the glass waste area but some of it will get stuck on the inside of the metal tube, it's inevitable. The tool comes with three different cleaning rods in 3 sizes. There is a cylindrical shield that covers the metal tube and holds the tip onto the end of the tube. A knurled nut holds the shield on and it easily comes off. Take the shield and tip off to expose the full length of the metal tube. Also remove the glass cylindar by releasing the latch, then pushing the glass tube towads the back while lifting the front. It's a tight fit but it will come out. Now, starting with the smallest rod, which has a file like cutting surface, run it through the tube back and forth several times. Do the same with the next size rod, then the largest. Clean out the glass tube with a paper towel. There is a spring inside the glass tube with a flat piece of metal where the hot solder collects. Pull that out of the spring along with the filter behind it and clean those off. The important part is running the rods through the gun because if the tube gets completely blocked you have a problem that fortunately, I haven't had to deal with (yet). Keep it clean, and you'll love this solder sucker. How often do you have to clean it? Good question. I removed around 8 caps and 6 resistors before cleaning mine. Solder was already stuck on the inside of the tube. Luckily I was able to get only the small rod through, but worked up to the largest and now it's like new again. Clean it more often than you think you need to. Good luck.

Grazie a questo prodotto ho recuperato tanti compone ti che normalmente danneggiavo con la dissaldatura

He recibido mi paquete pero no hace la función de succionar , o extraer la soldadura , al activar el gatillo suena fuerte pero no tiene nada de fuerza para extraer la soldadura ....

Ottimo prodotto e buono il rapporto qualità prezzo

Arriva un Anfel al posto del Anesty, contattato il venditore e dichiara che è lo stesso prodotto e stesso produttore. Non so se sia vero comunque andrebbe indicato, questo comportamento non mi è piaciuto. Ho provato la macchina e sembra funzionare, ho aspirato solo due saldature, la prima subito, la seconda ho dovuto fare qualche tentativo in più usando anche il flussante, farò altre prove. Il corpo macchina sembra di fabbricazione discreta e pesante, non posso dire lo stesso della pistola, comunque vedremo con il tempo se dura tutto sommato può andare bene. Tre stelle soprattutto per non aver ricevuto il prodotto del marchio che mi aspettavo.

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