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Title: Soldering Fume Extractor Post by: wanderingmoose on June 01, 2008, 09:02:23 21:02 Hi
I have been looking at a fume extractors for soldering and bench work. A recirculating fume extractor cost a lot of money. Around 170-500 dollars for bench models. They use a Hepa filter for the job. Good down to 3 microns. So why not use a table top air clean with a Hepa filter that is also good down to 3 microns from a store like Walmart???? Costs around 40 dollars and replacement filters three for 15 dollars. Thoughts? Title: Re: Soldering Fume Extractor Post by: FriskyFerret on June 02, 2008, 03:37:06 03:37 This will work but use a cheap fiberglass pre-filter to catch all the crude and large particles. That's what the high-end units do to preserve the life of the HEPA unit.
Title: Re: Soldering Fume Extractor Post by: johhhhyn on June 07, 2008, 03:17:44 03:17 Agreed... as cheap as possible for the first filter - they clog up REALLY quickly.
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