solder all over the place

Liss · Apr 8, 2003

okie.. i was soldering these little pins.. and i screwed up.. so i had to remove all the solder points that i did.. so i removed them... then i screwed up again..

etc. etc. etc.

there is a blot of solder where all the connections are.. how do i remove em?

Liss · Apr 8, 2003

never mind.. i got it figured out

Maximouse · Apr 8, 2003

Head over to Radioshack and pick up some desoldering braid, about 4 bucks.

You heat up the solder and the braid will soak it up off the connections. You could also get a vaccum desoldering tool there for about 10 bucks.

Al

Liss · Apr 8, 2003

solder wick rigght?

Maximouse · Apr 8, 2003

Liss said:
solder wick rigght?

Yes, Solder wick, solder braid. same stuff

Soaks it up like a sponge.
Al

skab · Apr 8, 2003

Yea, and if you need some like real quick the braid from coax cable will work in a pinch. Who needs the TV if the computers working?

OSUmaxx · Apr 8, 2003

Liss said:
solder wick rigght?

Yeah, that's the way to go when you mess up and have to remove the solder.

Daemonfly · Apr 9, 2003

You can also just heat it up, then tap the object on a hard surface. Solder will fly off.

Diggrr · Apr 9, 2003

You can also just strip some stranded wire like speaker wire. Add a dab of flux to it, and it makes a good solder wick too.
A steel brush works to wipe it off also, if it's not in too tight of a spot, and I've used a straw to blow melted solder out of postion too, as long as you're not in danger of blowing it into some other troublesome location.

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