YIHUA 948DQ-I

I was a little unsure about buying this product based on reading some of the reviews that complained about noise and poor filtering ability, but I'm glad I took the risk and bought it because it is working very well for my small 5' x 2' workbench. First off, I'm not sure what people's expectations are with noise. The workhorse of the device is a small desktop fan, which is no louder than any other small desktop fan you would buy at a home goods store. Noises in my workshop (basement level) can be easily heard in the main floor bedrooms of my house through the ventilation system and I haven’t heard any complaints from my family members after using the fan at night for several months. Regarding filtering ability, if the product is used as described (within 10 cm between front filter and workpiece), all visible flux smoke enters through the front of the filter and no visible smoke exits the back if using fine electronics solder (~20 AWG) and a low wattage iron (~20 W). If you are using larger gauge solder and a higher wattage iron, it can be a bit difficult to filter all the smoke created, which I’ve noticed on some larger pieces, but if the ‘within 10 cm’ distance is maintained, most of the smoke is captured. I have a Levoit air purifier on the main floor of my house which has a sensor to measure particulate matter, which we often send to ‘bad air quality’ when cooking smokey foods like bacon. Before purchasing the fan, I would routinely measure poor to bad air quality when soldering, but can now not change the air quality at all if I’m carefully soldering in front of the filter (for larger jobs, the sensor will change from best to next best reading, but return to best reading within 10 minutes). Another complaint which I read, but haven’t experienced is the observation that the unit blows the back carbon filter out. I’ve been using the filter now for several months and haven’t experienced this. I would recommend this filter to anyone who is soldering small pieces (e.g. PCB, small gauge wire splicing, etc.) and has a limited workspace area, which was my primary reason for purchasing it over larger footprint models.

Does a good job of pulling soldering fumes from my small work area. Little but mighty

Absolutely one of if not the best affordable fume extractors available. It has enough suction to draw fumes from up to around 8 inches away even with both filters on, and while a little noisy, it's not bad at all. The build quality is good, and it works very well for my benchtop use, fitting on my desk easily. I recommend Yihua's products overall!

It’s good. It works well, it has to be very close to your work, but it works well. For the price it is worth every penny.

Aún no le he probado pero se ve súper bien

It looked promising but when I was using it with the filter on the front there is nearly no reach to the suction. It wants you to be soldering no more than 3 inches from the extractor. I was able to get it to work better by only using the rear filters and removing the front filter. It actually started to pull the fumes after that. probably up to 6 inches away. The fan is also quite noisy. I feel they kept too much too close to the fan blades causing a bit of interference noise from the air. It also does not allow you to point the front of the extractor up above perpendicular to the desk, but it allows you to tilt it down. I guess to make sure the back is not restricted at all, but it would help when you are using different helping hands. I got the model with no helping hands on it. The filter mesh does do the job it needs to do though when it's actually pulling the fumes to it.

Was originally shopping for the Hakko unit. The adjustable base is what sold me on this one. I've used it a few times now and it works great. The fan does make some noise but I don't find it obnoxious. It comes with extra filters so your set for a pretty long service life before needing to look for replacements. It's cheaper then the Hakko but doesn't feel cheap. Have not found anything to complain about with it, recommend!

Haven't used it a lot yet but when I have it works great. I printed a couple of upgrades, a top piece to the side guides and a handle. Nice uinit.