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All good pieces of advice. I also want to throw out a recommendation for this sucker in particular: https://www.engineertools-jp.com/ss02 https://www.engineert

All good pieces of advice. I also want to throw out a recommendation for this sucker in particular: https://www.engineertools-jp.com/ss02 https://www.engineertools-jp.com/ss02 I kind of impulse-bought that recently and had to repair a device where the AC line cord was damaged and is soldered directly to the board. I heated up the joint and sucked out what seemed like a gallon of solder in one go; the wire then just fell out with no problem. I was very very impressed. For $22, worth having in your toolbox if you ever interact with large quantities of solder that may be to removed.

jbay808 4y ago
This company also makes amazing pliers!
bombela 4y ago
I concur. It works exactly how you expect a solder sucker is supposed to. It gobble up the solder so good it's a joy to use. I regret not having known about this tool years ago. I wasted so much time and frustration on the ubiquitous cheap solder sucker. It's a world of difference.
unxdfa 4y ago
Be careful with these. If you use one with a crap iron or overheat the joint it'll suck the traces off the board too. They should only be used with a decent temperature controlled iron.
- ofalkaed 4y ago
  Sucking solder without temperature control is no different than soldering without temperature control. If you are not good at spotting when the solder goes liquid or using a sort of solder which is difficult to see when it goes liquid than just apply solder as you heat it as you would if you were initially making the joint, solder touches the pin and not the iron's tip, when the solder starts to flow put down the solder and grab the sucker, suck. No need to rush when getting the sucker, you have a second or two still before the entire joint has gone liquid and a few seconds after that before you are at risk of overheating assuming you are using a properly sized iron for the job.

jbay808 4y ago

This company also makes amazing pliers!

bombela 4y ago

I concur. It works exactly how you expect a solder sucker is supposed to. It gobble up the solder so good it's a joy to use. I regret not having known about this tool years ago. I wasted so much time and frustration on the ubiquitous cheap solder sucker. It's a world of difference.

unxdfa 4y ago

Be careful with these. If you use one with a crap iron or overheat the joint it'll suck the traces off the board too. They should only be used with a decent temperature controlled iron.

ofalkaed 4y ago
Sucking solder without temperature control is no different than soldering without temperature control. If you are not good at spotting when the solder goes liquid or using a sort of solder which is difficult to see when it goes liquid than just apply solder as you heat it as you would if you were initially making the joint, solder touches the pin and not the iron's tip, when the solder starts to flow put down the solder and grab the sucker, suck. No need to rush when getting the sucker, you have a second or two still before the entire joint has gone liquid and a few seconds after that before you are at risk of overheating assuming you are using a properly sized iron for the job.