Review on Jonard DP 100 Vacuum Desoldering Length by Jesus Baker

When I buy a tool, I really value the quality. I had my doubts as I usually prefer metal over plastic, but after doing some research I found that this style is recommended by a lot of people. The reason is that it has a much larger chamber and therefore much more suction power. This worked really well to remove the solder, but here are a few tips that worked for me. 1) I noticed that after a few uses it started to lose suction and I opened it up to find the o-ring was loose and only lightly oiled. I recoated it with plumber's silicone grease (petroleum jelly would probably work too) and it's been working great ever since. I put it on my arm and felt it suck my skin into the jet (it's pretty powerful but didn't seem powerful enough to cause damage or anything). So clean and re-lube if you ever run into problems. 2) Solder MUST BE HOT. I've found that the best way to heat it up is to melt the solder and then, while my iron is still at the edge of the solder, poke the pump nozzle into the solder (push the soldering tip out of the way) and ignite. it immediately. The nozzle appears to withstand heat well and shows no signs of heat damage. This technique took a little getting used to, but once I got the hang of it, it was easy. Better than always buying tons of solder wicks. 3) While doing some research on this, I came across a YouTube video showing this one. So if you want to see its usage, size, technique etc. here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw4lZGk90i4.