At work we had multiple de-soldering tools which fitted on a soldering
iron and had holes linked to a suction machine; the tool was applied and
it left it solder-free to then just pull out (usually). In the lab (and
at home) it was common to work pin by pin melting the solder and then
knocking sharply when most of the solder would come out; it was
practically as good as a suction de-solderer and one didn't have to
re-load it.
Bryan H
It would appear that the practice isn't as hilarious as I first thought!
Ah well, Lee is forgiven after all...although I notice in Quanta mag he
challenges my allegation that it was him who plugged a QL into Rich Mellor's
monitor at this year's Quanta workshop.
Reminds me of an electronic maintenance colleague who used to sniff
soldering irons to see if they were switched on or not (fumes can't have
been good for his health), and it was him who gave rise to the "Really Bad
Day Theorem" in my Murphy's Law documents, that "hot soldering irons closely
resemble cold ones" (as testified by anyone who picked one up by the wrong
end when switched on).
Dilwyn Jones
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