How to remove excess solder?

SenKat_Stonetek said:

[quote author=Bionic-Badger link=1213930672/0#10 date=1214027339]I've only been able to get soldering braid to work for me once, otherwise it just sat there doing virtually nothing.  DX just got a desoldering pump, one of which I'm buying to try out.  I hope it works!

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A little late, perhaps - but those soldering pumps are very erratic - I prefer the desoldering iron (el-cheapo !) that Radio Shack sells, with the hollow point, and the red bulb for suction....a buddy of mine modified one of those, and used a 12V "emergency" tire inflater to make the vacuum part.....really nice work, and lasted a long time !  Was a little more clumsy than the weller type of desoldering station, but hey - he MADE it for about $10.00  I called it, "Franken-solder" [/quote]

Did the same thing but with a old fridge compressor. The trick is to use one of those paper inline fuel filters it keeps the solder from plugging up the tube and lasts for ages.

On another note Senkat do you ever check your pm's?