ZD-915 Desoldering Station Repair & Mods

Replacing the broken fan in my ZD-915 desoldering station and performing some upgrades. // Kindly sponsored by my favorite PCB manufacturer PCBWay! https://www.pcbway.com/

My original ZD-915 review video from way back:
   • Cheap ZD-915 Desoldering Station Review  

The Retro Channel's video about modding the ZD-915:
   • ZD-915 Desoldering gun upgrade - overvolta...  

The German blog post I based my mods on:
https://circuit-board.de/forum/index....

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
1:22 A Look Inside
4:31 Preparing the Case
6:18 Sponsor Message
6:58 Replacing the broken Fan
8:58 Preparing the DC-DC Converter
12:26 Converting the mains Switch
18:38 Putting the Step-Down Converter in
21:03 Adding a Flyback Diode
23:29 Testing the Converter
25:31 Mounting Things
32:13 Setting the Pump Voltage
34:06 Closing Up
36:56 Thank you & Good night

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