[Elecraft] Desoldering, can't suck it or wick it, blow it.

[Keith Hamilton]

Good ideas Ron!  I have never used a solder sucker before. How is one 
used when a part is still on the board?  And what is a good solder 
sucker to buy?

Thanks for educating us poor mistake makers!

Keith Hamilton, W8GX
K2 #4692


Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> Trying to use a solder sucker on the same side of the board as the soldering
> iron usually doesn't work for me either. Some builders trim a notch in the
> side of their sucker nozzle to they can put the sucker over the soldering
> iron tip. 
> 
> I put the sucker on the opposite board from the iron and have excellent
> results on the first try. I do it like this:
> 
> Carefully choose which side of the board to touch with the iron. Choose the
> side with the fewest heat-sensitive parts like relays, trimmer caps and
> pots, etc. Generally, that's the "bottom"  of the KX1 PCB. So you position
> the board in the vice so you have a clear view of the side you  are going to
> touch with the iron then, with your hand supported on a rest to hold it
> steady, position the solder sucker on the opposite side over the hole with
> your finger/thumb on the trigger. Now, while looking at the pad where you
> are going to touch the iron, touch the iron carefully to the pad and, as
> soon as the solder melts, squeeze the sucker trigger and WHACK! You have a
> clean hole. 
> 
> Don't admire the clean hole until you've carefully moved the soldering iron
> back to its stand! A LOT of builders groan about having successfully cleared
> a pad and then, while they're admiring the clean hole while holding the iron
> in their hand accidentally touch a relay case or pot shaft and melt it! 
> 
> Put the iron back in the stand before looking or doing anything else! Until
> it's safely back in the stand, it's a "bomb" waiting to attack your rig!
> 
> Ron AC7AC
> 
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