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A SOLDER EXTRACTOR OF PENCIL LIKE CONSTRUCTION HAVING A STRAIGHT-LINE AXIAL PASSAGE FRONT TO REAR FOR FLOW OF EXTRACTED MOLTEN SOLDER WHICH COMPRISES IN AXIAL SUCCESSION FRONT TO REAR: A HOLLOW DESOLDERING TIP; A HEATING ASSEMBLY; A THERMAL BARRIER; AND A HANDLE ASSEMBLY; SAID HEATING ASSEMBLY FURTHER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED CENTRAL TUBE, A TUBULAR SLEEVE CONCENTRIC THEREWITH AND RADIALLY SPACED APART THEREFROM, AND AN ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT DISPOSED BETWEEN TUBE AND SLEEVE AT FRONT PORTIONS THEREOF, THE REAR PORTIONS THEREOF HAVING AN ANNULAR AIR GAP THEREBETWEEN, SAID SLEEVE TERMINATING AT THE THERMAL BARRIER; SAID THERMAL BARRIER FURTHER COMPRISING AN AIR SPACE DISPOSED BETWEEN THE REAR END OF SAID SLEEVE AND THE FRONT END OF THE SAID HANDLE ASSEMBLY, WITH SAID CENTRAL TUBE EXTENDING AXIALLY THROUGH SAID AIR SPACE TO A TERMINUS IN THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY; SAID HANDLE ASSEMBLY FURTHER COMPRISING A HOLLOW HUB AND A HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL GRIP MEMBER EXTENDING REARWARDLY OF THE HUB, SAID HUB AND GRIP HAVING DISPOSED A FORWARD SEAL IN WHICH SAID CENTRAL TUBE TERMINATES, A SOLDER CATCHER TUBE SEATED AND SEALED AT ITS FORWARD END ON SAID FORWARD SEAL, AND A REAR END SEAL AND VACUUM FITTING SEALING THE REAR END OF SAID SOLDER CATCHER TUBE, SAID FITTING BEING ADAPTED FOR ATTACHMENT TO AN OUTSIDE SOURCE OF VACUUM; SAID AXIAL PASSAGE FRONT TO REAR EXTENDING THEREBY FROM THE FORWARD END OF SAID HOLLOW DESOLDERING TIP TO THE REARWARD END SEAL OF SAID SOLDER CATCHER TUBE.