[Elecraft] Unsoldering

[Mel Farrer]

I have been in the manufacturing process for a LONG time and the rework stations used in SMT parts is a state of art with custom equipment for the process,  Tips that are the exact size of the parts to heat up each end are necessary for all part sizes down to 02-01 package and all of the IC's with special square tips etc. Special soldering irons and vacuum rework stations.   Only simple rework should be attempted without the special tools required.  Sorry no easy answer.  

Mel, K6KBE


      From: Mark Petrovic <mspetrovic at gmail.com>
 To: elecraft at qth.net 
 Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2016 7:11 AM
 Subject: [Elecraft] Unsoldering
   
I'm assembling an Elecraft K1, and get the distinct feeling that
unsoldering really is the last thing you want to be involved in.  I
have solder wick that has embedded flux, and I have a solder sucker
that seems huge compared to the size of the features I'm dealing with.
The wick works ok at getting some of the solder out, but not all of
it.  And a little bit of residual solder is still a major physical
blocker to correcting a misplaced component or bad joint.

I feel like I'm a pretty good solder-er, but I have not had good luck
with unsoldering.  Is it just me or does everyone have this problem?

Thanks.
Mark
AE6RT

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Mark
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