Ignoramus1782 wrote:

As a stopgap measure, I used my 1/3 HP vacuum pump by connecting it to
the desoldering tool and turning on at the proper moment.

I often use solder wick as mentioned, an air nozzle using compressed air
often works (blows solder out, cools board, trace, component), my
desoldering gun with the rubber bulb works too. One of these days I need to
try hooking up a shop vac to my dead solder sucker and see how that works
also.

Wes