[McMurdo]

My old AB /abeco solder sucker (RS green one) is rarely used these days. I wore my original one out, and after finding they dont do spare parts for them, bought a new one from RS, it dodnt work, had it replaced under warranty, that didnt work either, then another, then gave up. The tips didn't last, the springs broke, the little push buttons wore away and the central ejector pin used to get coated in solder that could only be melted off with a blowtorch. I discovered the design had been bought by a company in Malta.

Now I use a cheap CPC vacuum desolder station. It's streets ahead and doesn't fetch tracks off.