Recommended · for some experience
Desoldering without hot air
Why people recommend it
Recommended for its range of methods for lifting surface-mount chips without a hot air station, notably laying copper wire along the pins so solder melts across them together.
Watch for: Use a broad tip and avoid overheating the chip
In their words
Here is very good video demonstrating this technique.
Maple on electronics.stackexchange.com, Nov 2019. CC BY-SA.
