John,

I have a vacuum bulb that sucks the melted solder from the connection very cleanly, thereby allowing you to do one connection at a time. The iron I use has a tiny tip and I always heat sink all the surrounding components. I agree, though, this is not an easy fix--even for a trained technician.

Cheers,

Gary cool
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