[Elecraft] De-soldering Tool Recommendations?

[jerry]

It's hard to beat a good old big blue Soldapullt.

   To remove the offending part with minimal damage to its surroundings, 
it's generally
wise to chop the part off its leads first.  Then if you have access to 
both sides of the
board, you can heat each land with a soldering iron and pull the lead 
out with a pair
of tweezers or needle-nose pliers.  Then suck the land clean with the 
soldapullt.
Alternatively, you can clean it with solder wick, and poke the hole 
through with a
toothpick.

   I haven't had much luck with desoldering irons.  I did buy a 
desoldering station.
It has a vacuum pump in the base unit, and a separate iron in a stand, 
with a vacuum
chamber and filter.  The pump starts when you pull the trigger on the 
iron.  It's a
Chinese copy of a Hakko.  First of all, the pump is not very strong.  
Not that much airflow
or suction.  Much less than a Soldapullt.  Second, it takes it a LONG 
time to warm up,
I guess because the desoldering head has high mass.

                    - Jerry KF6VB




On 2022-03-13 22:06, Tony wrote:
> All:
> 
> Can anyone recommend a budget de-soldering iron that can be used in
> tight places? I need to remove a small component that has a few
> surface mount devices close by so the iron would need to have a small
> tip.
> 
> Also need advice on the best soldering iron to use for this type of
> work as well as the best low-temp Rosin core solder to use.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tony -K2MO
> 
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