[Elecraft] K2 Only 30-metre Band Works

[Don Wilhelm]

Jerry,

I have had only marginal success with the Soldapullt, but I have a Hakko 
808 that works very well - with the correct tip it does the job nicely - 
it heats and then you pull the trigger to extract the solder.  Not 
inexpensive, but when I was doing repairs on a daily basis, it was a 
godsend.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/3/2021 7:57 PM, jerry wrote:
> On 2021-07-03 11:03, VA1CQ wrote:
>> Any tips on removing them would be appreciated.
>
> *** Crush them with a pair of pointy vise-grips?  Of course, I'd try 
> desoldering them first.  Hold the heat on a bit longer than seems 
> necessary, because you need to melt that solder all the way to the 
> other side of the board.  When the hole is nice and clean around the pin,
> take your needlenose pliers and wiggle the pin back & forth. You'll be 
> able to tell when it's really free.  The main catastrophe to avoid is
> tearing out the plated through hole.
>
>   If you don't have one, it's hard to beat a Soldapullt.  Get a real 
> one, not a clone.
>
>             - Jerry KF6VB
>
>