De-soldering techniques

[daeven]

OK, I know how to solder a cap kit, and I've worked around small electrical components plenty, but how the fark do you guys remove enough of the solder on a flyback to get that bugger off?  Sawzall?

I know you're going to tell me that my $0.99 bulb-style solder sucker is insufficient for the job.  Go ahead.  Please just tell me what I should be using.

[dabone]

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=64-2090

Works for me.


Later,
dabone


Edit by moderator: you forgot your URL tags around the address, that's why it wasnt' working before.

[daeven]

That de-solder braid did the trick.  That just finished one repair project that's been on my list for a while.  My wife didn't appreciate having to stand there with the fire extinguisher while I powered it up.  Thankfully it was unnecessary since it works!

[JoeB]

hahahahahahahaha...

[Witchboard]

I remember the first time I attempted to desoldered something.  I had one of those desoldering irons with the rubber ball on top that was built into the tool.  I melted the solder, pushed the bulb and blew solder all over the place.  I was like, "SON OF A ....!"  Mental note:  Squeeze ball before putting desoldering iron to joint.  

[exibar]

That de-solder braid did the trick.  That just finished one repair project that's been on my list for a while.  My wife didn't appreciate having to stand there with the fire extinguisher while I powered it up.  Thankfully it was unnecessary since it works!

  rEminds me of the time that I was starting an engine that I knew was badly out of time, I told the wife "when the carberator shoots flames, throw this wool blanket over it to snuff out the fire" she looked at me with terro rin her eyes.... then I told her to get in and crank the engine :-)

  Aren't wives fun? ;-)

[SteveJ34]

That de-solder braid did the trick.  That just finished one repair project that's been on my list for a while.  My wife didn't appreciate having to stand there with the fire extinguisher while I powered it up.  Thankfully it was unnecessary since it works!

  rEminds me of the time that I was starting an engine that I knew was badly out of time, I told the wife "when the carberator shoots flames, throw this wool blanket over it to snuff out the fire" she looked at me with terro rin her eyes.... then I told her to get in and crank the engine :-)

  Aren't wives fun? ;-)

Now that's funny!

Thanks for bringing a little humor into what has otherwise been a mundane Monday....

[exibar]

true story too :-)

  She was much much happier INSIDE the truck while I got the timing right.  And there was flames let me tell you, the first time she cranked she gave it the gas and POOF the engine stalls and shoots a flame burst up.  I don't know what went higher the flames or her butt when she jumped ;-)

  Once I turned the distributer quite a bit, no more flames.  But she told me to get one of my friends to help me next time hehehe ;-)

 Mike B

[AndyWarne]

I have tried every de-soldering method over the years and have an expensive Pace de-solder station with vacuum pump etc. But the best method (better than the Pace in most cases) is one of these plunger devices:
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F011%5F009%5F007%5F004&product%5Fid=64%2D2098

There is a knack to it though, rather than jabbing the tip onto the joint you need to push the tip onto the melted joint for about a second while still holding the iron on. Otherwise the tip causes heat-soak which prevents the solder from flowing. Yes the tip gets a bit ragged after a while but this does not affect its performance.

[JoeB]

Andy.. that's why I use..

when I remove old ROM chips, and solder EPROMs in place, I:

- snip the ROM chip
- heat the feet from the solder side with the iron
- use the pump on the other side to such the foot/solder
- move to next foot

I can do a 32 pin ROM in less than a minute now.  

Mind you I got a huge solder sucker.. one of those that I just flip over and push down on the table (rather than a small thumb one).