Reddit mentions of Static-Safe Challenger SOLDAPULLT

Are you asking about the large soldapullt or one of the smaller ones?


I have one of each of those, and I find I always use the smaller one as I can use it single handed. I can 'single hand it' with the large one if I invert it and push the plunger down on the table, but then you don't evacuate what you can of the sucked up solder and the chamber becomes more full and is then more prone to bind on the sides. Also when the tip clearing rod pushes solder out that has stuck to the inside of the tip it falls out on the desk and your hand, so it is more messy. I also have used my forearm/wrist of the hand holding the soldering iron to push it down, but as you can expect after burning my hand, or dealing with the iron cord for a few times it gets old fast.


Also the larger one I have is one of the mkawa modified ones with the viton quad or x-ring oring and krytox lubricated. And I found that having a better seal just means it jams more often. These are tools that are meant to be messy inside so you need your engineered tolerances for gunk and crud.