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| HaRuMaN:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on April 06, 2011, 03:46:46 pm ---What do you do, use the iron to melt the existing solder and then suction it up? How is the braid supposed to work? --- End quote --- Yes. The one I use you 'charge' first, then it has a button you press to release the vacuum. The braid works like a wick, you lay in on the area, and apply heat to the braid... |
| yotsuya:
Yeah, it sounds like suction would work better. That'll be the next thing I learn. Last summer it was using a router. This summer, soldering! |
| HaRuMaN:
Buy some junk electronics at a yard sale or thrift store and go to town... |
| crashwg:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on April 06, 2011, 04:02:30 pm ---Yeah, it sounds like suction would work better. That'll be the next thing I learn. Last summer it was using a router. This summer, soldering! --- End quote --- In my experience, using a suction based desoldering device in combination with a solder wick gives the best results. The suction takes care of the majority of the solder and the wick gets the rest. Really both are useful skills in repairing & modifying PCBs. |
| jennifer:
Maybe my sucker sucks [or not], I never could get the hang of that. The wick is awsome though, It gets hot fast so hold it with a good roach clip and pull it across the melted solder, as it soaks in move to a clean piece. |
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