3 Ways To Desolder
The desoldering pump works best for through-hole connections. You can use it on surface-mounted devices as well, but it is less effective. [1] X Research source That said, it’s one of the cheapest options. You can easily ruin a circuit board by accidentally separating the board layers during the desoldering process. Ensure that you only desolder the exact pins you need to remove a faulty component. You may see a tiny bit of smoke as you pass the sponge, but it’s just from the moisture in the sponge....