It has a built in vacuum pump that all fits in the hand unit. No more big pumps and tubes needed anymore. On top is a spring loaded section that holds the collected solder until you're ready to empty the translucent chamber holding the removed material. It's not a brand new design but one that's been honed to almost perfection. It's a great tool.
Bill On Wed, Apr 1, 2020, 8:19 AM Bill van Dijk <theoldpha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Bill, > > > > I am considering buying one, perhaps you can answer a question. Does the > units have an electric vacuum pump, or is it some type of spring release? > > > > Thanks, Bill > > > > *From:* neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Bill Notfaded > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 31, 2020 4:12 PM > *To:* neonixie-l <neonixie-l@googlegroups.com> > *Subject:* Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Elektronika-7 Clock... What kind of IV-26 > tubes? Just found out there's Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 IV-26's. > > > > I used the braid and then switched from big bulk desoldering stations to > this: > > [image: 51Sk9m9-7JL._SL1000_.jpg] > American HAKKO Products FR301-03/P > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/f2dbdf4c-6201-486f-a626-e2eb9a2d6d38%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/f2dbdf4c-6201-486f-a626-e2eb9a2d6d38%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/OhpuBkxPcDU/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/007401d60838%24fce7f8a0%24f6b7e9e0%24%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/007401d60838%24fce7f8a0%24f6b7e9e0%24%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CADToqn3qQ-EPvLrwWHZW0riGG7fzV%3DyZvJHdkPkjFY7oStZz5g%40mail.gmail.com.