Homemade Soldering Fume Extractor


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BUILDER:
Jim Spencer on makeprojects.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade soldering fume extractor featuring activated carbon filters. Suction provided by four 12-volt PC fans. Filter is sandwiched between two plastic lattices. Components are housed in a plastic container with power supplied by a repurposed laptop PSU through the XLR jack.
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Aug 25, 2013 9:22 AM
Altair
Definitely a must-have for those who spend hours working exposed to harmful solder fumes. Nice practice for electronic and fabrication skills too.
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Altair says:
Aug 25, 2013 9:22 AM
Definitely a must-have for those who spend hours working exposed to harmful solder fumes. Nice practice for electronic and fabrication skills too.

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