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Originally Posted by mtgeekman
I'll give my vote to the braid as well, I have used both and prefer the braid.
The sucker can be nice to take up a big ugly solder joint and then finish with some of the braided copper so you aren't using it all up.
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Agreed. I actually have an anodized aluminum solder sucker kind of like a spring-loaded hypodermic needle. It's great for big blobs, but if you just want to clean up a single tiny joint, it's MUCH easier with solder-wick. There's a lot more room for controlled removal with wick.
Now, the big "desoldering iron" type removal tool that you are speaking of may have better control than my spring-load sucker, but the wick is still best for fine removal.
