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i dont have a bulb, but never found them to be more useful than the braid.. |
The rubber bulb type really isn't very helpful. The good type is a spring-loaded solder sucker. The most common are Edsyn Soldapullts, which you can get most anywhere, including Radio Shack. Try to get the biggest one you can find, as they have more power, which can be useful.
Sometimes adding new solder to a joint helps, because it adds flux, which helps the solder flow. If you have liquid flux on hand, do that instead.
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im gonna try something tangent mentioned |
Only way I can see that technique working with an EVJ is if you cut the mounting lug.
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it still confuses me how you can't get it to come off even after getting all the solder off... |
It's hard to get every last bit of solder out of the hole, so a thin layer will be holding the pin to the side of the hole.
Personally, I rarely use either braid or a pump when removing parts from a board. I mostly use them just to clean out a hole after removing the part another way, before I put something back in the hole. The two ways I most often remove parts are heating the joint and pulling on the part from the other side, or just cutting it off the board if I don't want to try and save it.
Honestly, for an EVJ, I wouldn't bother trying to save it. But then, I have spares on hand, which probably colors my opinion.