Solder Stations and Fume Extractors

[Corey Kilbane]

Hi Everyone,

I was wondering if anyone used fume extractors for their students soldering stations.

[Clint Johns]

I've used a few but they don't do a very good job at what they claim to be good at. Having a high power fan circulating air through the room seems to be more effective, IMHO.

On Jul 30, 2015 1:47 PM, "Corey Kilbane" <ckil...@penncharter.com> wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I was wondering if anyone used fume extractors for their students soldering stations.

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[Adrienne]

Hi Corey,

My room only has 1 window that opens and no high-powered fan.  We often have 12 soldering stations going at once.

I have 6 Weller Smoke Absorber WSA350s that I sit on the lab tables and they do a great job, in my opinion.  I have a lot of students with olfactory sensitivities and have had no complaints.

Adrienne Gifford

Director of Innovation & Technology

Open Window School

[Diego Fonstad]

We use the Wellers at Castilleja as well but I've never been too convinced they were doing much... they are definitely better than nothing.

I recently purchased the Hakko FA400 for my personal use as I've been doing lots of soldering for my circuit prototypes and I really like it.   It has incredibly good draw when face-down and it is very satisfying watching the smoke wisps get sucked into it... 

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[David Malpica]

Not exactly what you were asking for, but I've opted to get tents and tables and do it outside.

On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 1:46:59 PM UTC-7, Corey Kilbane wrote:

[Corey Kilbane]

Thanks for the feedback! I have a wonderful sized space, but it is in a basement. We're adding exhaust for our spray booth, laser cutter and a few other tools, so I'm hopping we can run an exhaust tube to our permanent solder stations.

[Laura Hollis]

Hi Corey,
What do you mean by a spray booth?
I'm building a Makerspace this summer and dealing with the requirements of a laser cutter. I'm trying to picture what a spray booth is!

Laura Hollis

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[Mark Loundy]

A spray booth is a box with air exhaust in which to do spray painting.