[sdiy] tips for rotary switch removal?

[Florian Anwander]

If you plan to modify or repair gear in the future you should consider 
to get a desoldering station.
One of the two Pauls here :-) (I don't remember whether it was Paul 
Perry or Paul Schreiber?) once recommended a DenOn SC7000. Others 
recommend Hakko desoldering stations. Both aren't cheap. I bought the 
DenOn desoldering gun, and it was the best investment I made in any tool 
in the last 10 years.

Florian

Am 29.02.2012 16:14, schrieb dan snazelle:
> I have an important board that I need to fix which has a 8 way rotary switch which is bad.
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> so that is 10 pins total to desolder.
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> every time I have tried to desolder one before I end up damaging the board trying to rip the switch out.
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> and advice on this?
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> should i first try to break the switch?
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> should i crank the temp on my soldering iron when desoldering?
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> should I use wick? etc
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> thanks for any help
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