removing parts from PCBs

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "Chris" == Chris M <Chris> writes:

 Chris> I don't know what a solder pot is exactly, but at one point I
 Chris> was contemplating fabricating a sort of U shaped thing to bolt
 Chris> onto the end of a solder iron (albeit a hefty one).

That should work; I've seen things like that.

A solder pot is a pot full of molten solder.  Think of a crockpot or a
soup mug with an electric heater in the bottom.  Insert bars of solder
and let them melt.

I never understood what those things are meant to be used for; they
show up in tool catalog but never with any explanation.  Is component
removal the "official" reason for them?  Or tinning wires?  

	paul