I have the SS-02, and on the instructions it shows a picture that you need to cut the silicone tube to where the metal bit sticks out past it. Don't be afraid to put that silicone tube directly onto an iron and the solder being sucked up - I had my iron at 700ºF and it still didn't burn the silicone while moving slowly. So far this solder sucker was worth every penny. Soooo much faster than using copper braided ribbons.

@NightVisionOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

I don't solder often, if not at all (only small projects here and there, and some fix for broken stuff), but my dad has the cheap one on the left, and I always hated, when I needed to desolder stuff, I have not too tiny hands but are quite small in comparison to most of people around me xD, and its difficult for me to grip and push that "piston" down with one hand, so I've recently bought the engineer one, cause it seams to me, first of all smaller, and also good made :), it will arrive tomorrow tho :/ One thing, did you replace the silicon piece of tube often, or it won't tear? The cheap plastic ones do "burn" in some ways, but silicon does not, right? I'm slow cause my hands move a lot when I desolder xD

@AndrewStrydomBRP

2 жыл бұрын

@@NightVisionOfficial Silicone is usually rated for about 350 degrees c temperatures, so no, they do not burn. Same reason the cable for any good soldering station/iron is made from silicone. Engineer completely intends you to put the soldering iron directly up to the tip, just watch some of their videos on it.

@NightVisionOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewStrydomBRP I've finally received it, and i've already tested it... It's LIFE changer xD. Also, i've bought the PINECIL(and of curse, the silicon USB C cable), and even that is pretty comfy to me, i can handle both with ease, and the Engineer is really well made! I would buy it another time xD, just to have another one spare ahahaha.

@BJcanal270

7 ай бұрын

Same here. I recommend the Japanese little guy

I appreciate this video. I have three of the one on the left (blue) and have used them for recaps of three stereo amps. Thanks!

I have the same cheapo sucker on the left, and had actually been considering getting a better one. In my head the silicon tipped ones get better suction? Then again I could probably get away with putting a tube on the end of mine :P Nice video I didn't know I wanted! Short and to the point. Cheers!

If you are doing something like 50+ maybe 100+ solder units a day constantly, buy a premium desoldering gun like the FR-301. For a hobbyist, it isn't about the time constraint, it was about the ease of use. I want to enjoy my time building my projects. For a hobbyist, 20-30+ desoldering points every few session or less, it was worth the bump in price. But this depends on your economic situation as well.

@outsideworld76

2 жыл бұрын

The economics of ruining a circuit board due to the use of inferior tools catches up pretty quickly.

You tape the the engineer silicone tip so it won't pop off. That way, you can just keep mashing on the plunger and most things will fall out. By mashing I mean you can hold the sucker with one hand and slam on the plunger with the other palm. It's a good way to clear the flakes stuck inside without taking the whole thing apart, as well. If it gets badly clogged, you use a needle nose tweezer to clear out the tip. Saves just a little bit of time not having the silicone tip come off every time you try to clear it.

I made one with a syringe and a surprisingly accurately sized spring. Obviously removed the needle lol

I have 2 of the cheap suckers! One broke immediately and the other sometimes it sucks and sometimes it doesn’t. Been struggling!

i have the left cheapest one.I had to use it once and it worked ^^

I have just gotten back into soldering i last did it at school many years ago i grabbed a sliver line one but for now it will sufice

I have the engineering and use it everyday for work. It started out nice and it's still good. But I find it upsetting that: one the silicon splits often. Two after the 7 months its been used it gets really pressurized after a certain point even after thorough cleaning making it impossible to pump. Three it gets clogged often, though it is easily fixed in a lot of cases. My hands are small so it being short makes it worth it. If those problems were solved it would be an absolute yes.

@deepwinter77

5 ай бұрын

can you get replacement tips for it?

@TheGalacticWest

5 ай бұрын

@@deepwinter77 It typically comes with some extra silicone but you need to cut it (just use the pre cut tip that’s on it as a size template)

Ya I have melted my tip on my cheap one it would be nice if they mad like silicone or ceramic tips or something

Thanks for the honesty. The ss-02 really attracted me due to the fact that I'm addicted to Japanese stationery, but it seems like it'd be better use of my £20 or so to help towards those USB ts80/p irons which I know I don't need but want. Just curious, would you say that there is sufficient difference in suction with the silicon tube to warrant it's advertising? Thanks

@Tetrakan

3 жыл бұрын

The suction is excellent, I just found that when you factored in the time spent clearing the clogged tube it was more time efficient to use the cheaper sucker, thanks for watching.

@printgymnast368

3 жыл бұрын

Don't get one. Get the ts100 it's cheaper all around and there are more tips available. Don't get me wrong I love my ts80p and it's a great iron but the price of the tips and unit compared to the 100 which has many more available tips. But if you really want the ts80p it's also a good option just way more expensive.

@willtato8778

3 жыл бұрын

@@printgymnast368 hi, thanks for the reply. Is it worth getting one of those soldering irons anyway if a standard one is serving me well? I'm wondering if the extra convenience is worth it. Thanks

@printgymnast368

3 жыл бұрын

@@willtato8778 not unless you need a portable iron to take with you and even then the ts100 is better because all you need is a lipo to power it while the ts80p needs power delivery USB c which is rare and expensive on portable batteries

@printgymnast368

3 жыл бұрын

@@willtato8778if you are talking about a cartridge iron vrs those screw in ones it makes a big small difference. Everything just works better. But you don't need to upgrade if the one you have works

I have a soldering iron with vacuum pump (cheapo under €100). If you have to desolder much big ic's you almost can't do without it (I can't 😁).

After I saw this video I added a tiny piece of this 3/32 silicone tubing to the end of each of my cheapie tabiger solder suckers (all from Amazon, $20 total for 3 suckers and tons of tubing). The stock suckers aren’t amazing, but never jam or need cleaning like he was describing the nicer ones in the video tend to. However, I can confirm - adding the tubing tips increases their ability to empty solder from vias for through hole components several times over with much less frustration, 1000% worth it!

The $5 one from Hobby Lobby does just fine. 👍

The japan-produced one - Engineer ...why not use it without the plastic tube? ..seems to me that the smaller the end of the tube is, the better the such and u get closer to the mold??

@Tetrakan

3 жыл бұрын

I tried that. Yes it stopped the blockage problem, but also made the suction worse, no better than the cheapest one, so why pay more? Just my opinion of course, thanks for watching.

The engineer SS-02 is by far the best solder sucker on the market but you have to get some experience in it's use.

Rather than buying the most expensive one it seems efficient to buy the cheapest one and the engineer one. The engineer one seems best used for small solder joins on stuff like keyboards were getting ALL the solder off is important. Meanwhile for every other job, big ones good enough. Maybe get sillicone tips for the cheap one? not sure how well it'd work.

I didn't know they let you make youtube videos in jail...

@Tetrakan

Жыл бұрын

I swapped the iron for Ramon noodles from commissary

Just get a desoldering station because all hand pumps will break they are all bad. Haven't had one solder sucker last more 30-40 uses. Wick is slower but at least it will always work.

@user-yk1cw8im4h

6 ай бұрын

Wick is always the way

I have one as the blue one of the middle but mine its not a Weller one, mine has the mark HQ and its cheap, about 6$, and for the tip i put a piece of rubber from a flyback of an old TV over the original tip, doing that the tip never burns and it sucks better. P.D. Sorry for my bad English I'm Spanish.

@Tetrakan

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. Tu ingles es mejor que mi Espanol!

What about performance? Cheap no-name was completely useless! Rigid tip!! So not possible to get a vacuum seal whilst holding it at an angle (which you must when you only have access to one side of the board).

It looks like you ned a desoldering iron for that many points to desolder, not a solder sucker.

Where can i get one?

big truth. much block.

Nice tats