Peter Todd wrote:
> I've never had much luck with solder suckers and always use good quality
> "chem-wick"
> 
> But a third option that works for bigger blobs of solder that need to be
> removed, like plugged holes, is to heat up the solder and then give the
> board a wack against the table. Inertia does a good job of getting the
> hole clean, and saves you a lot of solder wick.
> 

What we use most of the time is a nozzle on an air hose with around 75
lbs pressure.  Melt the solder and blast it out of there!  It works
great for desoldering just about anything large or small.  I'll use
solder wick on a prototype board without solder mask or other sensitive
areas.
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