Thought this might be useful to some people.
i have a little red solder sucker ball sort of thing from radioshack (for
about half the price, man o cheap tools). It works just as you've
described, but it's shaped differently. However I've found that sometimes I
just can't seem to get all the solder out. If I then add more solder
(purposely) it actually helps suck all the solder out in one shot.
>I wanted to replace several resistors on a PC board recently and needed
>more than just solder wick. My old heated desoldering iron gave up the
>ghost. I ran out to Radio Shack and found this solder sucker tool that
>I hadn't noticed before.
>
>http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F011%5F009%5F007%5F004&product%5Fid=64%2D2098
>
>You have to be fast, heating the joint then quickly placing the sucker
>over it and pressing the release. It comes in handy for cleaning out
>the holes after you have removed the old leads. With this tool, plus
>some solder wick, you are equipped.
>
>-Richard Brewster ("man of cheap tools")
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