3 Apr
2011
3 Apr
'11
7:05 p.m.
On 4 Apr 2011 at 2:41, Philip Pemberton wrote:
* Desolder wick will remove most of the solder, but
it most likely
won't clear a through plated hole unless you make several attempts
(desolder, fill with solder, hold iron for a few seconds, repeat).
Which brings me onto my next trick...
Use a nice big Soldapullt? Cleans the holes for me, particularly if
you hold the PCB in a board vise and use the Soldapullt on one side,
while apply heat (and a little solder) to the other side. Push the
button and the hole is clean as a whistle.
Little Soldapullts are next to worthless. Get the big one (DS017 or
its variant versions).
I do use solder wick, but mostly for soldering SMT ICs.
--Chuck