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Neal
February 5th, 2010, 09:08 AM
What are you using?
Commodore 64
February 5th, 2010, 09:20 AM
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=370-030

http://www.parts-express.com/images/item_standard/370-030_s.jpg
just strum
February 5th, 2010, 11:20 AM
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=370-030

http://www.parts-express.com/images/item_standard/370-030_s.jpg


ditto
navvid
February 5th, 2010, 03:11 PM
The vacuum pens are great, but to really get all the excess solder of of a contact, I find copper de-soldering braid works the best. It leaves the contact tinned as well.
duhvoodooman
February 5th, 2010, 03:34 PM
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=370-030

http://www.parts-express.com/images/item_standard/370-030_s.jpg
ditto
ditto squared
tunghaichuan
February 5th, 2010, 05:43 PM
I use these:

http://www.wassco.com/Products/881-Solder-Suck--1-oz__WAS-05-16881.aspx

http://www.wassco.com/Products/881BZ-Anti-Static-Solder-Sucker-1-oz__WAS-05-16882.aspx

Great googly moogly, though. I paid about $8 apiece for them about 6 or 7 years ago. Why are they 3X as much now?

Those solder suckers work great but have one main problem: once the solder is in the bulb, it doesn't come out. Both of mine are nearly full.
Dauntless
February 6th, 2010, 10:32 AM
braid
kiteman
February 7th, 2010, 07:14 AM
I have both the suction pen and the braided wick that C64 and navvid posted.
jim p
February 7th, 2010, 11:38 AM
For a desoldering tool I like this http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/OK-Industries/DP-100/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMs8I5ltipPMAL3qGgbCpyqv it works well on a large or small solder joint. Just add some fresh solder for good thermal flow count a few seconds and pull the trigger. Braid is ok and you need it for clean up but you have a greater chance of lifting a trace or pad off the PCB when using