Soldering / De-soldering PCB help needed

LordRodders · 9 Jan 2020 at 21:51

Hi, I’m trying to desolder a pcb board but every time I try to it seems to be sucking the contact points off with it also leaving me nothing to solder to when done.

and ideas ?

LordRodders · 9 Jan 2020 at 22:49

drakulton said:
What are you using to do it. A hot air gun or an iron? Sounds like more heat needing to be applied to the component, and heat kept there while the component is removed from the pad.

An iron, its on a Xbox one controller pcb

LordRodders · 9 Jan 2020 at 22:50

jsmoke said:
Are you using flux?

Didn’t use flux no, it’s on route in the mail

LordRodders · 9 Jan 2020 at 23:07

drakulton said:
If you're trying to remove small brick shaped components like resistors, caps and diodes that are soldered at each end, then it will help by linking the two soldered ends with solder, so that both ends are heated at the same time so you can remove them without yanking a pad off.

It’s the analogs I’m trying to desolder mainly

LordRodders · 10 Jan 2020 at 08:05

vanpeebles said:
Use a good quality soldering iron with a heat controller. I dab a dot of rework jelly on the bit to desolder, then hold some soldering braid over the spot then put the iron on top. Or if it's a lot of solder to remove, dab of jelly then use a good quality solder sucker, remove any left overs using the braid.

Thankyou! Never knew about that rework jelly, keeps it liquid form longer ? any ideas on what temp so the iron be ?
thankyou

LordRodders · 10 Jan 2020 at 10:39

Any one have any links for a decent iron but not too much money? Preferably sub £100