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Default solder won't come out of hole
On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:56:05 +1000, "Chas" wrote:

Carefully drill the solder out with a PCB drill slightly smaller than the
hole.

Bad idea. That usually rips out the plating in the hole. The drill
collects a mix of solder and copper around the outside, which galls
together with the solder plating inside the hole, and eventually rips
out the plating. Even if you can find a workable drill, keeping the
drill exactly perpendicular to the PCB is quite difficult.

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