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Hi guys,

I am in need of some advice about de-soldering tools and
techniques. I have a couple of MOTM-300's, one of which has been
rendered silent by a power supply connection goof (please don't ask,
I hate to relive it!) 8 months ago. I was going to send it to Paul
for repair, but he suggested if I wanted to be adventerous, to buy a
set if IC's and replace them one by one - process of eliniation
style troubleshooting!

So I've finally gotten around to it (work has been getting the way),
and have found my desoldering tool, which is a no-name iron with a
suction bulb at the end of a short tube. The bulb can draw a pretty
good amount of air, but the tip of the iron that it is attached to
seems kind of crappy. I've removed the TL074, but have had to do
some clean up, and don't want to risk damaging anything here.

So what is the recommended desoldering hardware, and what is the
best way to actually do this?

Thanks in advance!

Phil