Desoldering station

[Nick]

Yes, I do use a solder sucker all the time but have been thinking that its worth buying something with a pump on it. I do find that the solder sucker you only get one hit at time which can be a bit of a pain when the solder is difficult t remove or there is more than just for one hit at a time (its when you need an extra hand!).

Most of the higher end ones reply on the Venturi effect and thus require shop air - my Metcal needs 80psi of dry air, which, conveniently, I have.

The integrated desktop ones have an inbuilt small vacuum pump which is perfectly adequate for most use cases.