page_title: Desoldering
section_title: Tools
hierarchical_section_title: Desoldering / Tools
caption_attribution_description: English: Desoldering with desoldering gun made by dic (De-on Instruments Co.). Polski: Wylutowywanie elementów elektronicznych przy pomocy rozlutownicy firmy dic (De-on Instruments Co.)
context_page_description: In electronics, desoldering is the removal of solder and components from a circuit board for troubleshooting, repair, replacement, and salvage.
context_section_description: Desoldering tools and materials include the following:
  Solder wick
  Heat guns, also called hot air guns
  Desoldering pump
  Removal alloys
  Removal fluxes
  Heated soldering tweezers
  Various picks and tweezers for tasks such as pulling at, holding, removing, and scraping components.
  Vacuum and pressure pumps with specialized heater tips and nozzles
  Rework stations, used to repair printed circuit board assemblies  that fail factory test.
  Terminology is not totally standardised. Anything with a base unit with provision to maintain a stable temperature, pump air in either direction, etc., is often called a "station" (preceded by rework, soldering, desoldering, hot air); one, or sometimes more, tools may be connected to a station, e.g., a rework station may accommodate a soldering iron and hot air head. A soldering iron with a hollow tip and a spring-, bulb-, or electrically-operated suction pump may be called a desoldering iron. Terms such as "suction pen" may be used; the meaning is usually clear from the context.
caption: Desoldering with a desoldering gun.
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