To do it right, you really need a new tip and a good de-soldering
system.
I use a Pace, have years of experience, and still booger up a board
now and then. Multi layer boards are built real well, but you still
need
to do it correctly. See if one of your electronics pals has a
de-soldering
setup, and will do it for you.

"David Sewell" wrote in message
...
I have a motherboard that has three electrolytic caps that are
bulging. I
have a 40watt iron with a chisel shaped bit that is just wide enough
to
cover both wires of each capacitor at the same time. Would this
rating be
enough to safely remove these by just heating and pulling them or am
I
likely to cause damage by insufficient power. Each capacitor is
330uf/25v.
Hope that's enough info...

Thanks,
David