Plusivo Soldering Kit - 5.3 How To Desolder

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3. Cleaning the terminals. After you locate the component’s terminals, wet a toothbrush

with isopropyl alcohol and brush the terminals.

5.3 How To Desolder

Now we are going to show you few different methods on how to desolder components

attached to a PCB. These include using a solder sucker, a solder wick or a flathead

screwdriver.

5.3.1a. Desoldering with a Solder Sucker

First press down on the spring plunger, align the nozzle over the joint you want to

desolder and heat up the joint with an iron. When it melts, pull the iron tip out, place the hole

of the nozzle and press the release button to activate the vacuum.

5.3.1b. Desoldering with a Solder Wick