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-=> Jeff Thiele wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> If you have wick, sucker and heat source you have most of it. A station
 DD> will give you a "safe" rest for the soldering pencil, a holder for a
 DD> tip cleaning sponge/surface and probably some alligator clips on posts
 DD> for holding boards, components ... and maybe a magnifier.

 JT> The one I have my eye on for about $150 has a suction pump in it as
 JT> well. The soldering and desoldering tools are separate, although
 JT> connected to the same base unit.

 JT> https://amazon.com/YIHUA-Desoldering-Station-Soldering-Iron/dp/B07RTXCHG
 JT> V

I had a station with a vacuum pump - when I was doing a lot of VCR 
(remember those?) repairs. I founf I seldom used it as the portable 
solder sucker was much more handy - and I didn't have to listen to the
vacuum pump clattering away when I was trying to concentrate.
 
 JT> I do have a magnifying visor that is pretty much indispensable at
 JT> this point.

At any point, actually.   Bv)=



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