Buy a cheap-o solder sucker from Amazon for under 10$, buy a more expensive one the first time, and you won't have to spend twice.
I used the hell out of a 7$ "Button Plunger" spring loaded type solder sucker for 3 months, I couldn't tell you how many ounces of tin/lead that thing removed before it wore out & gave up, once you get a feel for solder you can remove it fairly easily, at times adding some rosin flux helps the stubborn corroded solder to "wick" again {become molten} and flow. The (potentially) corroded surface area of the old solder will act against you, lightly sand it, or use a solvent/tooth brush to remove grime first.
Use the common 60/40 solder w/ rosin core and make sure the entire pool of solder-metal becomes molten and is not disturbed when cooling. The amount of time/heatt required depends on your iron, never use pressure of the soldering iron to force components around, this is a sure-fire-way to ruin a circuit trace or damage the p.c. board.
If you're serious about doing a lot of soldering then buy a good one, beware the spring loaded ones are tricky because you have "like 3/4 of a second" to "grab the solder" before it hardens again, & you must use both hands at once.
If it's just this one radio you plan to work on, buy a ten $ "spring loaded" or "bulb type" and you'll be fine, it makes cap changes much more possible, & easier; trust me on that one!
I'm not a huge fan of solder braid, but I've heard great things about it!
I used the hell out of a 7$ "Button Plunger" spring loaded type solder sucker for 3 months, I couldn't tell you how many ounces of tin/lead that thing removed before it wore out & gave up, once you get a feel for solder you can remove it fairly easily, at times adding some rosin flux helps the stubborn corroded solder to "wick" again {become molten} and flow. The (potentially) corroded surface area of the old solder will act against you, lightly sand it, or use a solvent/tooth brush to remove grime first.
Use the common 60/40 solder w/ rosin core and make sure the entire pool of solder-metal becomes molten and is not disturbed when cooling. The amount of time/heatt required depends on your iron, never use pressure of the soldering iron to force components around, this is a sure-fire-way to ruin a circuit trace or damage the p.c. board.
If you're serious about doing a lot of soldering then buy a good one, beware the spring loaded ones are tricky because you have "like 3/4 of a second" to "grab the solder" before it hardens again, & you must use both hands at once.
If it's just this one radio you plan to work on, buy a ten $ "spring loaded" or "bulb type" and you'll be fine, it makes cap changes much more possible, & easier; trust me on that one!
I'm not a huge fan of solder braid, but I've heard great things about it!
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