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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ttocs" data-source="post: 1442620" data-attributes="member: 11896"><p>or a solder sucker or desoldering braid yes.  If anyone is interested in doing this you can do damage both to electrical components and to the board by putting too much heat on while removing solder like this guy did.  As logan said they make a special soldering iron that has the ability to suck out the solder while it heats it, There is another tool that is basically a metal spring loaded syringe that you heat it up with and then put the tip of the sucker on it and push the button which makes the spring shoot the plunger causing it to suck out the solder.   Both of those are tools that a tech would have and if your only doing a one time repair then look into desoldering braid.  Its just fine copper wire that is braided and you put it on top of the solder puddle and then put your soldering iron on top of the braid.  When the braid heats up it the solder is attracted to it and it moves into teh braid.  All of these will keep the heat to a minimum, or hell send it to me and I will do it for a few bucks.</p></blockquote><p></p>