[Elecraft] Unsoldering

[Brendon Whateley]

Does a hot-air rework station make this all easier? I've long been toying
with getting one for SMD work.


- Brendon

On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 8:21 PM, W Paul Mills <AC0HY at mills-usa.com> wrote:

> I used solder pooling 40 years ago to remove round 10 lead IC's from the
> crowded Motorola HT-220's. Worked great with good technique. Technique
> was to dribble it on, until touching all leads, then dip iron in puddle,
> and quickly pull. Clean up was easy with a solder sucker.
>
> Chip-Quick is great, because it melts at a low temp. But be careful, if
> not careful, it can go 'everywhere'! Been there, done that!
>
>
> On 02/20/2016 11:50 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> > I really should update the Desoldering Primer to mention Chip-Quik. I've
> used it to remove 100-pin TQFPs with no damage to the parts or the PCB.
> It's really cool stuff.
> >
> > Wayne
> > N6KR
> >
> >
> > On Feb 20, 2016, at 9:36 AM, Mel Farrer via Elecraft <
> elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> >> And as a last resort, cut the leads and then clean out the bad parts
> and leads.  Even the best rework gal will not try to save a multi-leaded
> part.  Too much risk of damage to the PCB.
> >>
> >> Mel, K6KBE
> >
> >
> >
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