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Suckerpoppers and solderwick work up to a point, but most pros
have a dedicated desoldering tool that combines a vacuum pump
with a hollow heated tip.  These are expensive, on the order of
a few hundred $$$, but if you ever use one you will wonder how
you ever got by without it.  These days many TV shops are hard
up for work and may be willing to remove it for you for the
price of a half hour labor.  In extreme cases, it sometimes is
advantageous to buy a replacement part and destructively
disassemble the old one with diagonal cutters, dremel tool, etc.
so you can get at the individual pins on both sides of the board.
 

In article <oPRNf.2317$6I.47@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, 
docsavage20@xhotmail.comx says...
> The line-in jack on my Soundblaster Audigy got a bit traumatized when some
> unnamed party's clumsy  $^#!@! boat-sized foot snagged a cable and ripped
> the stereo adapter out. It bent the adapter pin and apparently it bent the
> contacts inside. I fiddled with the contacts inside (after taking the card
> out of course) with a bent paper clip which improved the situation somewhat,
> but it's still not tight and only works when the adapter is at a certain
> angle.
> 
> So, being someone who likes to attempt to fix something before getting
> another one, I wanted to see if I can break open the jack box and put things
> right. The box is held in place by 5 soldered tabs. I tried hitting them
> with a soldering iron and a desoldering gizmo that's an aluminum tube with a
> spring-loaded plunger and a plastic nozzle. I got 2 of the tabs clear this
> way but not having much luck with the other 3.
> 
> I'm guessing there might be a more effective way/tool to do this. Any
> suggestions? The card is used, so there's no warranty issues, I just want to
> try to fix it.
> 
> Thanks for all shared wisdom.
> 
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