[Elecraft] De-soldering Tool Recommendations?

[jerry]

All,

    The discussion of desoldering tools inspired me to try something I've 
seen on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B094ZCRXMN

   It's basically a solder sucker with a heated tip.  $36, free Prime 
shipping.
It arrived this morning, and I just tried it out.  I dug out an old 
video board and desoldered
a pin header.  Worked *flawlessly*.  The only real trick was to hold the 
tip on the board a little
longer - to get that solder melted all the way down the hole.  But 
that's for any desoldering tool.

  It cleaned out the holes very nicely, and did not mess up the lands or 
traces.

               - 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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