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I just spent $80 on a 'universal' desoldering pump that turned out to be a glorified turkey baster.
It couldn't pull a single joint on a basic Nintendo Switch board, so now I'm back to my old $12 one and have a weird kitchen gadget in my toolbox, anyone have a real pump they actually trust?
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spencer1992mo ago
That "glorified turkey baster" line is too real. I was the same, always thought the cheap pumps were junk and you needed the fancy stuff. Then I burned through two expensive name-brand ones in a year on basic recap jobs. The plastic just gets brittle and fails. My old $10 one from the start of my toolbox? Still going strong, even if I have to click it a few extra times. Sometimes the simple tool is just the right tool.
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kellyw442mo ago
Right? @spencer199, the cheap ones just don't quit.
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caseys522mo ago
It's the over-engineered stuff that always seems to break first.
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