Desoldering | Soldering Basics | Soldering for Beginners

Thank you man, your video helped me after almost watching like 4 videos and the information explained there wasn't clear enough to get solder out of small thin holes.

Thanks for this. Haven't done soldering in a long, long time and gearing up to repair a video game console controller. Was about to order some rosin flux paste but realised the whick I have on order has embeded flux so i'll see if that does the trick first!

What's the alternative to a soldering wick ? Something that can be found in home ?

I need to remove the headphone port off my steam deck because my 3 year old niece put glue in it XD

Good to know to fix my ps5 controls and replace the sticks.

I have a problem. I'm trying to get a part out. But the solder keeps dripping down then use the wick and I try turning the heat and flux with no access

Why do Americans insist on calling solder “soder”?
Haven’t they noticed the “L” in the middle of the word? It very strange….

Thanks for all you do!

I know I'm not talking about more old skool desoldering shown here but I thought somebody could offer tips with the use of desoldering stations.
I've set my desoldering station to 315°c & it works quite well, but at a time.
I've found out you can only use it for minutes at a time before the station cuts power due to overheating.
It would be frustrating to try & strip a PCB from all it's components because of the frequent power cuts, it's not really designed for that particular purpose. You could probably get away with removing a couple of components before it shuts off.
I make sure to wear a face mask not to breathe in fumes.
Videos showing products in use & advertising, won't tell you the annoying querks about it, like the desolder gun tips, you have to melt out the solder from the solder channels in the tips before use, no video warned me, or nothing was mentioned in the user manual, in fact, the manual wasn't very informative anyway & it feels like some products require personal guess work!
For what I paid for it, I wasn't expecting it to be overheating as much within minutes of use, but it's understandable because 315°c is pretty hot, but it's still annoying!

thank you very much.
sincerely,
mechanical engineering students

thanks for the info

Are you using 60 watts soldering iron? Cos i am using that but i dont think it will easily melt the solder

nice video

Hi beginner here, right now im trying to fix 2 console controllers a Playstation related controller and a Xbox related controller, both have their analog joystick broken and i got the right equipment and everything but was wondering what solder tip should i use for desoldering and soldering, in the video i saw you were using a fat round tip to desolder and solder back so im guessing some electronics have their prefered tips

Great video for me as a beginner. What is the soldering iron temperature setting?

I put lots of flux on the wick I have put it still will not absorb away the solder. From much googling I found that other reasons for wick not working can be due to the soldering Iron tip:
1. Is not big enough.
2. Is not hot enough.
3. Is not properly "Tinned" so heat can transfer from the tip to the wick.

but what watts ? 60 110 420?

what temps ? 450c ?

THANKYOU

Tried with flux and everything. Solder barely melts. Impossible for me. Fuck this bullshit

Most important is to get a quality wick. I learned this the hard way. The wick i had would not even suck a low temp solder! Even with flux added. Pure garbage basically! Use quality wick and it will work just like in this video!

Very useful tricks for an diy enthusiasts, thanks

thank you this video is informative, and great job with the close up shots! very helpful stuff man :)

Do you have a video on replacing the pad?

Thank you so much! This really helped out!

I removed the joystick from my elite controller. Or so i thought i did. Desoldered, but looks like there is still some soldet left. No mattet how much i, heat, i add flux, solder wire. Nothing. The suction pump is not sucking as mucb as it should. Ive wathed videos and not sure what im doing wrong. I bought a different solder suction and nothing. Could it be i need a hotter soldering iron. Mine goes up to 400 degrees.

Awesome, i was always thinking what is the wick for

Vary helpful thank you!

Thx!

Hello.....This video really helped me. But towards the end of the video, you mentioned that the copper base could come off. But you didn't tell us how to compensate if that happens. That is what happened to me. Thanks!

Perfect video!

Sometimes it still gets stuck especially with appliances that use unleaded solder. Its annoying

Where can I buy the desolding wick

I was taught the solder sucker in high school, I always hated that because I was worried I'd cook the resistor or whatever. You know, because we were scavenging old electronics for good parts. This soldering wick blows my mind. Once it's hot enough it moves to the wick and you know it's hot enough. Mind shattered.

So glad i watched this. I would always take one leg out at a time. Im going to try joining the legs with solder so they all flow

The music was a bit distracting 😊 but great

great info!

Many thanks for input advise am new to doing this but useful for many. Jobs hi five

Hello good day. I've recently found your channel and I find your videos really helpful thank you. What id like to know is, when it comes to desoldering what's the best heat gun to use and could you provide me with a link to buy it?

looks like there's some stuff missing from my soldering kit, i bet there's methods you could show with more basic stuff...🤘🤘🤘

How do you compensate for copper accidentally removed from the copper circuit board?

Awesome!!!

sometimes, for large complicated/multi-sided components - it's easier to just clip a couple legs to remove it - then clean up the leftovers individually

had a large power socket that had a bunch of sensitive plastic stuff around - only option was to clip a couple legs so as not to damage the rest

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Thanks, brilliant: from Australia.

It's not pronounced "Sodder" ......... it's pronounced 'Sole-der'🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

Best and clearest desoldering video, Thanks

ΤΡΟΜΕΡΟΣ..!!! ΤΕΛΟΣ..!!!

Fast and easy, thank you, sir.

The description of this video has links to some playlists I've made for Basic Soldering. I also added some links to help you find items that are similar to what I'm using in this video.