Desoldering

Puff0rx · Post by **Puff0rx** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:44 pm

HELP! I can't desolder the cartridge slot. I have both a 17-watt and a 45-watt soldering iron and a metal desoldering pump, but I can't seem to get the pump in to the small pins while the solder is still liquid.

Post by **Skyone** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:55 am

Invest in some copper desoldering braid. Best stuff ever.

Puff0rx · Post by **Puff0rx** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:34 am

What is it and how do I use it?

Post by **Skyone** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:01 am

It comes in spools and sticks to solder better than anythings. Melt the solder and put the braid on the solder and pull everything away.

Post by **gannon** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:21 am

Or a desoldering iron which is better for bigger stuff like ICs

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:57 am

ive not had good expedience with pumps or pump-irons or the like. im a braid man all the way

MaDnEsS · Post by **MaDnEsS** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:09 pm

Skyone wrote:Invest in some copper desoldering braid. Best stuff ever.

i agree except when desoldering multiple pins then u use your handy dandy solder sucker

Post by **Gamelver** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:40 pm

um, the cartridge slot isn't soldered in...you mean the expansion slot, right?

anyway, I prefer desoldering irons, for the most part, but I only use them for stuff like desoldering cart slots (on a SNES, for example

).

braids are better for one time things, IMHO. I hate the normal solder sucker

.