I have something like this, it’s much older, doesn’t have the reels or the second foot pedal to send “n” (though I could probably rig that up pretty easily and may do so, good idea). It was like $20 from a reseller. I also have a “analog” one that just has a bulb inside of it to generate a small amount of vacuum but that thing isn’t worth using because it’s too weak. That one came free with some soldering iron or hot air gun or something
It’s handy I guess, but I find myself using tweezers a lot more because it’s easier to orient parts and I mainly do rework so I already have them out for poking and prodding stuff. Depends on what you’re doing. The vacuum handle is best for when you’re fully populating a board.
I have something like this, it’s much older, doesn’t have the reels or the second foot pedal to send “n” (though I could probably rig that up pretty easily and may do so, good idea). It was like $20 from a reseller. I also have a “analog” one that just has a bulb inside of it to generate a small amount of vacuum but that thing isn’t worth using because it’s too weak. That one came free with some soldering iron or hot air gun or something
It’s handy I guess, but I find myself using tweezers a lot more because it’s easier to orient parts and I mainly do rework so I already have them out for poking and prodding stuff. Depends on what you’re doing. The vacuum handle is best for when you’re fully populating a board.