I use a heat gun when there are no other components on the board... you can't do
this more than once, though, traces start to peel off...  If there are other
components already mounted, use solder wick.  It's basicly braided copper meant
to draw melted solder into its fibers.

-Adam

Alice Campbell wrote:
>
> hello all,
>
> can anyone tell me how to remove a 18-pin socket from a pcb? i, kind
> of, um, may have melted a hole in it messing with the crystal caps.
>
> thanks,
> alice