27ace27
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DesolderingI want to de-bugger my Empire sight glass, which means removing the solder from the fittings. Aside from needing a blowtorch, what else do I do? 
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metalhead100
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You can buy desoldering braid at Radio Shaft (shack).It looks like flat wire rope.
Or strip some multi stranded "speaker" wire twist it up a bit and flux it just a bit by brushing on acid flux and let it soak up the melted solder....
Jim
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tmuir
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Steel wool is also helpful in wiping off unwanted solder.
Just don't let the flame touch it as steel wool burns. 
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scorpion2nz
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I have found the little brass brushes (about toothbrush size) can also help remove molten solder with out the risk of burning
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BK
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A hot soldering iron also works, I'm not talking electric, but I suspose it should work also. The heat of the iron attracts the solder, then just "hit" the iron on anything solid and the solder decamps.
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Bugsy
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I use one of these gadgets.
You stick the nozzle in the melted solder, press the button and the solder gets sucked up.
Works great, cheap too.
Phil
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Ross
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| Bugsy wrote: | I use one of these gadgets.
You stick the nozzle in the melted solder, press the button and the solder gets sucked up.
Works great, cheap too.
Phil |
we use them at school 
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MooseMan
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Tip I got from Cedge....melt the solder, and then blow it off with a blast of compressed air (make sure that there is something to catch it at the other end). Works a treat.
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Sandman
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| MooseMan wrote: | | Tip I got from Cedge....melt the solder, and then blow it off with a blast of compressed air (make sure that there is something to catch it at the other end). Works a treat. |
OOOhh. That's a good un Odilon.
Must remember that one. 
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MooseMan
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It's extremely satisfying....you can even point the compressed air nozzle at it and go "do you feel lucky, punk? Well.....DO YOU?????"
Pfffffffff........splat! 
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madeinenglang
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| MooseMan wrote: | It's extremely satisfying....you can even point the compressed air nozzle at it and go "do you feel lucky, punk? Well.....DO YOU?????"
Pfffffffff........splat! |
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Les
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| MooseMan wrote: | It's extremely satisfying....you can even point the compressed air nozzle at it and go "do you feel lucky, punk? Well.....DO YOU?????"
Pfffffffff........splat! |
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igy569
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I have used the compressed air trick.. it is fun. I stand a scrap board behind it, leaves some interesting patterens...
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