The great advantage of using an alloy such as the ChipQuik product is=20 that the solder to be removed is contaminated with the low-melt point=20 alloy such that the resulting mix of metals has a **VERY** low melting poin= t. This allows you to keep the solder molten for far longer than usual,=20 giving you the chance to get all of the component pins=20 melted. Surface-mount chips then just float off the board. This alloy works extremely well with large pin-count SMT devices and=20 works *Pretty Good* with through-hole devices. I purchase ChipQuik's combo package of 16' of solder wire alloy and a=20 10cc syringe of sticky flux (US $115). This lasts for years in our=20 shop - we just reordered the same package again because we are=20 getting low on the solder wire. Removing a typical chip uses anywhere from 0.15" - 0.3" of solder=20 wire, so that 16' of solder lasts a LONG time. dwayne At 07:11 PM 3/27/2016, Chetan Bhargava wrote: >Hello, > >So far I have been successful using Kester flux, de-soldering pump and >de-soldering wick depending upon the de-soldering job. > >Recently I see people using products like chipquik to de-solder delicate >components. > >As I see that chipquik is one and SRA is another one. Are there any more >cheaper brands in the market? > >Thanks for pointers. > >Chetan Bhargava >http://microz.blogspot.com --=20 Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA 780-489-3199 voice 780-487-6397 fax 888-489-3199 Toll Free www.trinity-electronics.com Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .