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Step 5Desoldering the joint
In this final step of the exercise, we'll desolder the jumper.
Turn up the heat all the way on your soldering iron. The quicker we can do this, the better, and heat helps.
Also, taking too long can cause the copper pads to separate from the board and even burn the board.
Clean and tin the iron tip.
If you've never used a solder sucker before, just play with it--you'll figure it out in two seconds.
Holding the solder sucker tip very close to the solder, melt the solder and quickly suck up the solder.
You should now be able to easily pull the wire free.
Alternatives to a solder sucker include solder wick (hold the wick between the iron and the solder until it flows into the wick) and just heating up the solder and pulling on the wire simultaneously.
I much prefer the sucker for speed and ease.
That's about it. Don't forget to clean and tin the tip of your soldering iron before putting it away, and happy soldering!
Turn up the heat all the way on your soldering iron. The quicker we can do this, the better, and heat helps.
Also, taking too long can cause the copper pads to separate from the board and even burn the board.
Clean and tin the iron tip.
If you've never used a solder sucker before, just play with it--you'll figure it out in two seconds.
Holding the solder sucker tip very close to the solder, melt the solder and quickly suck up the solder.
You should now be able to easily pull the wire free.
Alternatives to a solder sucker include solder wick (hold the wick between the iron and the solder until it flows into the wick) and just heating up the solder and pulling on the wire simultaneously.
I much prefer the sucker for speed and ease.
That's about it. Don't forget to clean and tin the tip of your soldering iron before putting it away, and happy soldering!
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