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Best Temperature soldering without peel off solder pad

I set my desoldering pump to 380 Cand aim to get in and out as quickly as possible, as said above.

I also wiggle the component lead a bit with the hollow tip of the desoldering gun to suck all the solder out, particularly on plated through hole PCBs.
 
momolou said:
what best temperature for enough hot but not peel off solder pad from pcb
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around, 650 and 750 F, tip well tinned and clean... practice on electronic garbage, and that's it.
Yes, good quality gear is good, but a waste of money if you don't acquire the skills, what you have is adequate (we're talking about single side boards), just need to learn how to properly use it.
 
Disclaimer - I'm just a hobbyist and don't solder professionally. I've rebuilt a bunch of amps, pre's, receivers etc, and tons of speaker crossovers, and have literally never had a bad solder joint or overheated component.

I subscribe to the hot and fast school of thought. I use my Hakko 888d at 750-800f and exclusively use braid to desolder. I've only ever lifted one pad and it was kind of funky from the factory.

I figure the goal is not to overheat the component, so if the heat is only applied for a couple seconds it doesn't have time to travel up the leg.

I really think the key to not lifting pads is to make sure you have every trace of old solder removed, that way there is no risk of it being attached to the leg of the component you're pulling.
 
chazix said:
Impressive! I've never been anywhere close to being that successful. I'm definitely going to try higher temperature.

Can you say what braid you use?
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Haha, thanks, not sure how impressive it is :beerchug:

I love braid/wick, two seconds at 800f and you have a shiny clean pad. Here's what I've used for the last few projects, really like it :

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percivilla said:
Here's what I've used for the last few projects, really like it :
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The MG Chemicals 443 "Superwick" (https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/590-443) worked very well for me, too. Much better than my usual experience with wicks. Not sure how much of the superiority is due to using higher temperature, and how much is due to the wick being fresh, but I'm impressed.

I reckon I will still use a sucker for bulk solder removal before using the wick, though. The wick is perfectly capable of bulk removal, but it would get used up awfully fast.

Anyway, wanted to post a positive review, FWIW - and to say thanks again.
 
Since we are talkin soldering.
What diameter solder do you prefer to use? .020 works ok on most pcb's, but I have to feed it in quickly. .050 works better, leaves a nice puddle of solder, and don't have to be careful of feeding it. Using Kester 44 leaded both sizes.
 
I need to start using a wick. I was getting everything off clean just using a solder sucker, but finally ran into 1 wire that still had enough solder residue to pull the trace up with it.

My station doesn't have a temp readout, but I have been shooting for max 2 secs contact time desoldering. I always add fresh solder to the tip & clean between.

I am new to desoldering stuff en masse like this though! Previously mostly soldering components onto new, fresh boards :)
 
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