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by parski 972 days ago
A few notes:

- For soldering stations I think used Hakko's are very worth considering. The recommended KSGER unit is known to have design issues on older iterations such as ground issues. It can be a bit of a mixed bag whereas the high end Hakkos are a very safe bet so if you can find one at a good price I would recommend that over a KSGER-like.

- Fume extractors might be a waste of money from what I hear. I know people who do a ton of soldering that don't use them at all and I took part in a soldering course about a year ago where they said that there are a lot of regulations on what can go into the solder and the flux core so they are pretty harmless under normal circumstances. I use a kitchen fan when cooking on the stove to avoid breathing all the VOCs that get suspended in the air but when I solder I just avoid inhaling when the evaporated flux plume comes.

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Fume extractors are nice for not getting the smoke all up in your face at minimum. Any filtering they may do is a bonus.