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General Chat => Technical Area => Topic started by: level42 on February 05, 2015, 04:25:28 PM

Title: Tip from my uncle....DIY desoldering pump :)
Post by: level42 on February 05, 2015, 04:25:28 PM

My uncle (the one who taught me how to do CRT set-up) just mailed me with this info, I really liked it and thought I'd share it.

He had a blood pressure meter (tester?) but the display had died. However the pump was still working and is really powerful so he hooked it up with a tube to his desoldering iron instead of the rubber ball.

The result was amazing he practiced on a double-sided PCB and all the holes were clean as a whistle :)

So he adapted the former case so he can control it with the original buttons.

He also said that before he once tried it with an air pump for a pont but that didn't work at all.

So....next flea market hunt..... ;)

Title: Re: Tip from my uncle....DIY desoldering pump :)
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on February 05, 2015, 04:50:28 PM

High MacGyver level !  

I like it ! (http://youtu.be/r4KI_8Bz_ao?t=12s)  :spaceace: :spaceace:

Title: Re: Tip from my uncle....DIY desoldering pump :)
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on February 05, 2015, 04:52:03 PM

Double post please delete

Title: Re: Tip from my uncle....DIY desoldering pump :)
Post by: level42 on February 05, 2015, 04:54:52 PM

Quote from: Etienne MacGyver on February 05, 2015, 04:50:28 PM

High MacGyver level !  

I like it ! (http://youtu.be/r4KI_8Bz_ao?t=12s)  :spaceace: :spaceace:

LOL I knew you would :)

And you're almost neighbors, he lives in Oudenbosch ;)

Title: Re: Tip from my uncle....DIY desoldering pump :)
Post by: Luigi on February 13, 2015, 03:02:18 PM

That's great!!


I wonder how long it will take my wife to find her blood pressure meter gone???  ;) ;D

Title: Re: Tip from my uncle....DIY desoldering pump :)
Post by: level42 on February 13, 2015, 06:18:48 PM

It might not be good for her blood pressure when she can't find it and learns that you "adapted" it a little bit ;);)