Nulink Deluxe Series Desoldering Pump Solder Iron Remover Sucker Hand Tool [Blue, Plastic] [Heavy Duty]

This is a good substitute for the old original Edsyn Soldapullit. My only complaint with that design is that you must turn the sucker around and push the piston back in by pressing it against a surface or use both hands. The smaller suckers have the advantage that you can use the thumb of your "sucking" hand to repeatedly and quickly reset the plunger.I cannot find solder suckers like I used to prefer that were large enough to do a good job of sucking, but small enough to let me reach the plunger with my thumb. So while these are slower to reset each time, the upside is that the relatively large barrel, and long travel of the piston creates a very good blast of suction, which is what you need to pull the solder out of deep or stubborn holes, or to gobble up large amounts of solder from large pads,The rod from the piston is protected by a plastic outer sleeve, which is probably a great idea since someone is bound to put their eye out with the rod as it flies out of the back of the unit if it isn't protected this way. Of course, this is a rip-off of the orginal Edsyn design which always had that feature, too.The unit came with two extra nozzles, but if they end up being like the Edsyn units, I will never need them because those were teflon, and for me, always stood up to years of use. Since you don't need to press the nozzle hard against the board or component leads (and wouldn't want to since that could add to the damage to the PCB), I never had the nozzles wear out.I'm happy with the price and (so far) the performance of this tool. I took a shot hoping it would be as good as the Edsyn unit, and so far it's been fine. I guess time will tell if it holds up as well as the original.

I had a Spldapullt, but I haven't used it in years, and I couldn't find it when I needed it. When Amazon pointed to this knock-off for around $7.00, I thought I'd give it a try. I needed to pull solder from 4 places on a circuit board. ...And I succeeded using the "Nulink™ Deluxe Series Desoldering Pump". I was quickly reminded how much "art" there is in the whole soldering/de-soldering process, but only a bad artist blames his tools. This "pump" has a quick snap piston that provides the all vacuum needed to lift the heated solder on most connections. The only difference I could see between the Nulink and a Soldapullt pump of roughly the same design is the missing tip eject feature. - how often do you need that? For the occasional solder repair, this solder vacuum works well. (Practice on a board from the bone pile if you haven't de-soldered in several years. Otherwise, lifted traces are a pain to repair. Remember - it is an art.)

It is pretty obvious that this unit was made by taking a casting of the original Soldapullt and changing the name. Construction is the same but the fit of parts is not quite as good. Main issue is the self-clearing nozzle which is excellent on the Soldapullt but so-so on this one due to a slightly oversized bore in the Teflon nozzle. The rod that is forced down the nozzle when the unit is re-cocked, is slightly undersized and leaves a little solder in the nozzle which builds up. I keep a piece of heavy wire (12GA copper with square cut end) on hand to clear it if it becomes a problem. This unit is NOT static protected or dissipative. Comes with two spare nozzles, a plus. I do not know if parts are interchangeable with the original, but my guess is that they probably are a little "off" due to the copying process.That being said, working parts fit properly, and the unit worked very well. I was able to clear the holes in the PCB I was servicing. Vacuum pulse is powerful. I prefer these solder extractors to the vacuum stations which can remove pads very quickly if not used properly. And they are much easier to service and don't need to be plugged in. Price point is excellent. Anyone who is looking for a cheap replacement for an original Soldapullt will not be disappointed. Would buy again and recommended.

I was a soldering technician in the past and had a tool like this at work. I was skeptical to purchase as I saw many copycat brands with reviews yielding bad products. Honestly the brand name ones broke often too just due to the nature of the tool and how it operates. All in all it seems good to me. I do not solder on my freetime to extensively but have used and maintained this pump for over a year now without issues and not replacing the nozzle. That being said I have had LOTS of experience soldering, if you are new you may melt the nozzle more often. There is no way to prevent this on the manufacturers end and does not reflect the quality of produxt as sold. Maybe suggest a metal tip in the future but i am not sure how (if at all) that would affect the pneumatix vacuum created to desolder the joint.