Paul, ZL3IN wrote: A Soldapullt PT209 desoldering pump can be got from Farnell for less than 10 pounds. The heat comes from your regular soldering iron, and the suck from the pump. I have had one in use for 25 years and have never found the need for anything more fancy. You might care to try one out before looking at more expensive solutions. -----------------------------------
I agree wholeheartedly. Most times, I pull the part off of the board (cutting leads if it isn't easy to remove otherwise). Then I put the soldapullt pump against the pad on one side of the board, touch the iron to the pad on the other side until I see the solder melt, press the trigger and "Whack!" there's a factory-fresh clean pad ready for the new part in an instant. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
