Comment by tosmatos
5 days ago
On that note, is it worth it to get a desoldering iron ? Like, what is essentially a soldering iron and a desoldering pump combined ? I've had little success desoldering in the past, and broke boards because of it.
5 days ago
On that note, is it worth it to get a desoldering iron ? Like, what is essentially a soldering iron and a desoldering pump combined ? I've had little success desoldering in the past, and broke boards because of it.
Yes. If you can afford it (around 100 $€ will get you a basic one) and you expect to use it more than once, it'll save you a lot of grief.
Desoldering is one of those things where the right tool is almost mandatory.
Sure, you can desolder with a cigarette lighter and some luck, but you’ll be much happier with the iron.