The exhaust port is just above the suction port on the front panel. It has the pressure adjustment knob. I use pure isopropyl alcohol. Be careful... flammable solvents and DC motors with sparking brushes are not friends.

I noticed you have the Millipore disposable filter in the suction line. That catches most all the flux particles and keeps the pump pretty clean for ages. -John ================= > Thanks, i tried it, made a return hose on it but it splattered all around > so the rag over the output was a better idea. Let it suck some nafta (had > no ipa anymore) and waited a few minutes, then pumped it empty but the > nafta was as clear as it went in so I guess my pump is clean. > > Thanks. All works well again. > > Fred PA4TIM > > Op 21 mei 2012 om 18:07 heeft Mark Sims <holrum@hotmail.com> het volgende > geschreven: > >> >> The exhaust port is just above the suction port on the front panel. It >> has the pressure adjustment knob. I use pure isopropyl alcohol. Be >> careful... flammable solvents and DC motors with sparking brushes are >> not friends. >> _______________________________________________ >> volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > >

Thanks, i tried it, made a return hose on it but it splattered all around so the rag over the output was a better idea. Let it suck some nafta (had no ipa anymore) and waited a few minutes, then pumped it empty but the nafta was as clear as it went in so I guess my pump is clean. Thanks. All works well again. Fred PA4TIM Op 21 mei 2012 om 18:07 heeft Mark Sims <holrum@hotmail.com> het volgende geschreven: > > The exhaust port is just above the suction port on the front panel. It has the pressure adjustment knob. I use pure isopropyl alcohol. Be careful... flammable solvents and DC motors with sparking brushes are not friends. > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there.

Yes, have a new spare one too. I have the felt filter in the glass tube ( just placed a new one after one year rather extensive use, it came with 10 spares) but also a some steelwool i replace every time I empty the tube and the filter is still as clean as a year ago. Problem was now i had used it to remove a lot of parts ( whit a lot of solder using the biggest nozel in a short time and had not emptied it. Now it was blocked and the glass tube did not come lose. So i opened it. The contacts between element and pcb were in bad shape. A lot of carbon, and they were very loose. The handpiece allways felt rather hot. I desolderd the contacts, cleaned the board with a yellow copper rotating brush on my Dremel. Then cleaned it ( and all the nozels) ultrasonic. Bend the contactsprings a bit more inside and resoldered everything including the wires. Modified the flimsy switch and now it stayes a lot cooler and i do not have to press that hard. After that I wend in call mode and set it to Celcius and activated also the function that puts the temp down after 30 minutes of no use. Think I dismantel my solder iron too for inspection. I have the manual for that so that is a bit more easy. Fred PA4TIM Op 22 mei 2012 om 00:00 heeft "J. Forster" <jfor@quikus.com> het volgende geschreven: > I noticed you have the Millipore disposable filter in the suction line. > That catches most all the flux particles and keeps the pump pretty clean > for ages. > > -John > > ================= > > >> Thanks, i tried it, made a return hose on it but it splattered all around >> so the rag over the output was a better idea. Let it suck some nafta (had >> no ipa anymore) and waited a few minutes, then pumped it empty but the >> nafta was as clear as it went in so I guess my pump is clean. >> >> Thanks. All works well again. >> >> Fred PA4TIM >> >> Op 21 mei 2012 om 18:07 heeft Mark Sims <holrum@hotmail.com> het volgende >> geschreven: >> >>> >>> The exhaust port is just above the suction port on the front panel. It >>> has the pressure adjustment knob. I use pure isopropyl alcohol. Be >>> careful... flammable solvents and DC motors with sparking brushes are >>> not friends. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com >>> To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts > and follow the instructions there.

If the solder path inside the handpiece gets clogged, do this: Remove the tip Turn the heat full on Put a piece of heavy, straight bus wire into the hole. About #12 is good. It should be about 6-8" long. Wait until the channel melts clear. Push on the wire. Clean the channel with the Pace brush. NOTE, the handpiece chnnel is glass lined. -John ====================== > Yes, have a new spare one too. I have the felt filter in the glass tube ( > just placed a new one after one year rather extensive use, it came with > 10 spares) but also a some steelwool i replace every time I empty the tube > and the filter is still as clean as a year ago. > Problem was now i had used it to remove a lot of parts ( whit a lot of > solder using the biggest nozel in a short time and had not emptied it. Now > it was blocked and the glass tube did not come lose. So i opened it. The > contacts between element and pcb were in bad shape. A lot of carbon, and > they were very loose. The handpiece allways felt rather hot. > > I desolderd the contacts, cleaned the board with a yellow copper rotating > brush on my Dremel. > Then cleaned it ( and all the nozels) ultrasonic. Bend the contactsprings > a bit more inside and resoldered everything including the wires. > Modified the flimsy switch and now it stayes a lot cooler and i do not > have to press that hard. After that I wend in call mode and set it to > Celcius and activated also the function that puts the temp down after 30 > minutes of no use. Think I dismantel my solder iron too for inspection. I > have the manual for that so that is a bit more easy. > > Fred PA4TIM > > Op 22 mei 2012 om 00:00 heeft "J. Forster" <jfor@quikus.com> het volgende > geschreven: > >> I noticed you have the Millipore disposable filter in the suction line. >> That catches most all the flux particles and keeps the pump pretty clean >> for ages. >> >> -John >> >> ================= >> >> >>> Thanks, i tried it, made a return hose on it but it splattered all >>> around >>> so the rag over the output was a better idea. Let it suck some nafta >>> (had >>> no ipa anymore) and waited a few minutes, then pumped it empty but the >>> nafta was as clear as it went in so I guess my pump is clean. >>> >>> Thanks. All works well again. >>> >>> Fred PA4TIM >>> >>> Op 21 mei 2012 om 18:07 heeft Mark Sims <holrum@hotmail.com> het >>> volgende >>> geschreven: >>> >>>> >>>> The exhaust port is just above the suction port on the front panel. >>>> It >>>> has the pressure adjustment knob. I use pure isopropyl alcohol. Be >>>> careful... flammable solvents and DC motors with sparking brushes are >>>> not friends. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com >>>> To unsubscribe, go to >>>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts >>>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com >>> To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > >