Thanks for this. My sucker got jammed on first use with solder clogging the nozzle - fortunately I was able to use the tip of the iron to melt and clear away the blockage. I've bought some desoldering braid now!
The moment the spring flung i saw my life flash before my eyes because my dad doesn't like me touching his stuff and i broke his pump Good thing I found it
Question: i opened it up not because it was dirty but because it wouldnt lock. I opened it up and there wasnt any kind of plastic or metal bar thats supposed to lock it. Any idea how to fix this?
Lmao, the issue was never with the holding mechanism, it was always with all that impacted solder stuck to the plunger keeping you from fully depressing it down to be able to lock. That's why when you removed all that solder it started working again before you pulled it fully apart.
Aah Circlips. AKA "jesus" clips for their nasty habit of popping off at great velocity and shooting somewhere inaccessible. Often followed by a cry of "Jesus! Where did that go?"
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Lesson for today: Don't clean just the tip, you have to take care of the shaft as well.
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Oh! My favourite solder sucker from RS equipment!
Can't beat it! My electric desolder died, useless!
Re-stressing the button spring worked for me. My de-soldering pump is old. Thanks!
They get horribly furry with the old solder don't they?
@@backofficeshow Indeed! :) I had a great time cleaning it.
Thanks for this. My sucker got jammed on first use with solder clogging the nozzle - fortunately I was able to use the tip of the iron to melt and clear away the blockage. I've bought some desoldering braid now!
Gotta love that braid! Useful stuff
I was just thinking "if he presses the button now, it will go flying" - I was not disappointed
It would have been more amusing if it has been in a busy lab 😂
good job, thanks for sharing
I'm trying to get my sucker piston to seal better. Doing the test on the hand it really doesn't slow much, it's leaking somewhere.
A drop of 3-in-1 on the felt washer?
That's a great idea. I think the silicone would also have similar effect, but you can't beat the old 3 in 1!
The moment the spring flung i saw my life flash before my eyes because my dad doesn't like me touching his stuff and i broke his pump
Good thing I found it
Question: i opened it up not because it was dirty but because it wouldnt lock. I opened it up and there wasnt any kind of plastic or metal bar thats supposed to lock it. Any idea how to fix this?
I know buying a new one is a thing but i wanna salvage it
"Sol Dear" - that's how we in the Netherlands say it.
Lmao, the issue was never with the holding mechanism, it was always with all that impacted solder stuck to the plunger keeping you from fully depressing it down to be able to lock.
That's why when you removed all that solder it started working again before you pulled it fully apart.
I prefer the small aluminium suckers :)
I heard that rumour, kinky 😂
the rod of my soldering sucker is cut in half, gonna buy a new one
it sucks that means its good
I guess saying "Wise up sucka" to it won't fix it?
Depends how loudly you say it
@@backofficeshow I think Mr T would manage it.
Easily
Aah Circlips. AKA "jesus" clips for their nasty habit of popping off at great velocity and shooting somewhere inaccessible. Often followed by a cry of "Jesus! Where did that go?"
What worries me is that I can't seem to locate the containers of them I have just incase, they manage to lose themselves on mass!