Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 19:43:10 +0100 (BST)
From: ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)
of those pumps
for sucking out the molten solder. I also have 2mm solder
wick (braid?).
I seem to have removed most of the solder from two of the pins, mostly
with the pump, the solder wick just does not seem to pick up any
solder not
Thats what I tend to find too. I much prefer the solder sucker (pump).
I have had similar experiences with several brands of desolder braid/wick
but I have also found that the Chemtronics brand always works well for me.
Unfortunately, I have not been able to find it anywhere local and always
must order it from Digi-Key.
I suspect it is simply a matter of being impregnated with flux, but I'm
not certain.
Jeff Walther