It looks like my solder repairs today are halted. Hubby was complaining because one of our remotes wasn’t working even with fresh batteries. Being the solder queen I am (just let me keep thinking that), I took it apart and found that one of the wire connections wasn’t connected. That’s a simple repair. I just have to clean up the old solder job and solder the wire again.
I grabbed my desoldering pump and went to work. I clicked the button on the desoldering pump and got nothing. After some inspection I found my desoldering pump is broken. Yeah I have other methods to remove the solder from small boards, but when it comes to the larger ones I have to use a desoldering pump.
I started making calls to see which stores carry them. I started with Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Walmart, and Lowes. No luck. I tried Hobby Connection and Michael’s. Nada. Come on! Why can’t anybody carry a simple $5 desoldering pump! I’ve got two choices. I can search all the way to Branson Missouri and back for a store that carries one or I can just order a $3 one from Amazon. It looks like my soldering repairs will be on hold while I order a new one.
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