What are the best tools for through hole desoldering in 2023? Test and showdown

Let's look at desoldering through hole components on difficult PCB with heavy ground planes like motherboards and similar. I bought a selection of desoldering tools out of my own hard earned money and challenged them against each other in a real life head to head test. Find out what is the best desoldering equipment for through hole components and what you should use if you are on a tight budget

CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:04 Desoldering Components With Soldering Iron
00:09:26 Desoldering With Braid
00:13:43 Desoldering With Solder Sucker
00:19:24 Using Manual Desoldering Iron
00:28:43 Automatic Desoldering Iron
00:32:29 Vacuum Desoldering Gun
00:34:29 Conclusion

Previous video using different methods
   • How To Desolder Components ReCap Moth...  

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Chemtronics Soder Wick
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Solder Sucker
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Manual Desoldering Iron
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Automatic Desoldering Iron
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SS-331 Vacuum Desoldering Station
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Spare parts for SS-331
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