Portable Fume Extraction Unit — Bench Top

Soldering produces fumes. Flux smoke, heated PCB residue, occasionally the regret of a lifted pad — none of it belongs in your lungs. Most refurb shops either ignore this (open a window) or over-invest (a $2,000 ducted system for a four-person bench).

This is the middle ground that actually works. A bench-top fume extractor with a three-stage filter:

• Pre-filter — catches particulate
• Activated carbon layer — adsorbs volatile organic compounds
• HEPA final stage — captures 99.97% of particles down to 0.3 microns

The flexible arm positions the intake hood exactly where the soldering happens. Two fan speeds — quiet for detail work, high for a session of desoldering.

• Dimensions: 10" W x 8" D x 11" H — fits behind a monitor
• Standard AC power — no special wiring
• Filter life: ~300 operating hours under typical soldering load
• Replacement filters available

Same unit PBR runs at every soldering station. Quiet enough to work next to. Effective enough to matter. The kind of equipment that pays for itself the first time someone doesn't go home with a headache.