Replacing the broken fan in my ZD-915 desoldering station and performing some upgrades.

My original ZD-915 review video from way back: https://youtu.be/EQEx7Cezz9o

The Retro Channel's video about modding the ZD-915: https://youtu.be/MPcmVaqe08Y

The German blog post I based my mods on: https://circuit-board.de/forum/index.php/Thread/26421-Etwas-mehr-aus-einer-ZD-915-Entlötstation-rausholen/

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 1:22 A Look Inside 4:31 Preparing the Case 6:18 Replacing the broken Fan 8:19 Preparing the DC-DC Converter 11:47 Converting the mains Switch 17:59 Putting the Step-Down Converter in 20:24 Adding a Flyback Diode 22:50 Testing the Converter 24:52 Mounting Things 31:34 Setting the Pump Voltage 33:27 Closing Up 36:17 Thank you & Good night

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