[volt-nuts] Now Pace desoldering maintanance question

[Fred Schneider]

Chuck,

I have the pace too. You let it just suck op alcohol ? Where does that stay ? I never opened it, but i see nightmares of alcohol flowing through the electronics or fire/explosions because of the heat.  I think you put the temp down but I must say, I do not know how low is possible. Mine did not lot its oomph yet but i think it is better not to wait untill that happens.

Fred PA4TIM

Op 7 nov. 2011 om 00:42 heeft Chuck Harris <cfharris at erols.com> het volgende geschreven:

> The answer to a Pace desoldering station that has lost its "oomph" is
> to let it pump alcohol for a while.  What happens is the rosin flux vapors
> get into the pump and solidify.  That tends to cause the spring loaded
> graphite vanes in the pump to get sticky and lag in their ability to follow
> the cylinder walls as the pump spins...you lose your pumping action.
> 
> Pumping the alcohol dissolves the rosin, and frees the graphite vanes, and
> restores pumping efficiency.
> 
> -Chuck Harris
> 
> Bob Smither wrote:
>> J. L. Trantham wrote:
>> 
>> <snip>
>> 
>>> Solder suckers and desolder braid have been my tools. I'll have to also
>>> look at the possibility of adding a 'vacuum' type desolder iron. I have a
>>> real cheapie that uses only a bulb that I have never been particularly fond
>>> of but perhaps I could hook it up to an external vacuum then trigger the
>>> vacuum at the appropriate time.
>> 
>> I have a Pace vacuum desoldering station that has served for many years. Recently it
>> seems to have lost its "oomph" and I bought a Hakko 808 unit:
>> 
>> http://www.frys.com/product/2760813?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
>> 
>> A little pricey, but I have been very happy with the Hakko unit.
> 
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