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I am a terrible solderer
oceanman93:
The sucker is a consumable. Sometimes it might even melt a little but it gets the job done if you get it right in there. It can always be reshaped/groomed for the next job. Especially convienent when work supplies them limitlessly. I have had good luck with braids as well. Just need that heat! Make sure you have an iron that is capable of producing it. I've melted car radiators with torches!
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: oceanman93 on December 23, 2004, 07:37:49 pm ---The sucker is a consumable.
--- End quote ---
And you can replace the tips, IIRC.
The bad thing is when you unscrew it too many times. I had a sucker for years and years. Then my kid got ahold of it, and completely stripped the threads. I had to buy another one.
Searcher7:
My problem is not in desoldering but in soldering. My inability to solder has put me months behind on projects that I really need to get done.
The very first time I had to solder, everything worked out because I had this soldering gun that unspool the solder when the trigger was pressed.
Now I need four hands, for the solder, the soldering gun/pencil, the work, and whatever I'm soldering it to.
Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
vader:
Solder suckers work just fine. I have been using them at work forever working on pagers and cell phones and at home working on satellite dishes, so big or small they work fine once you learn to use them. I use a Weller station at about 750 F to work with, but I'm not sure how that equates to watts. Make sure you are not using the very tip of the iron, you want to use the angled part since this will transfer more heat and make your job much easier. Also remember to heat the solder, not the componet....heat solder, then touch the points you wish to solder the part to. One last bit of advice. If you are having a hard time get a componet off, apply some more solder, makes it easier to working with, you can always heat the points and remove the componet, then suck the holes clean.
Tim
oceanman93:
Speaking of four hands, you also might want to use helpers (I set up all of my projects in a stand with clips (two hands) so that my other two hands can actually be useful. I think I paid like $15 for a clip based stand. It is amazing what you can do with four hands (ask my girlfriend!)
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