[Premium-Rx] SM Parts

[Carcia, Frank A. HS]

Hi,
Heat them with an iron and lift the leads with an exacto knife. Sometimes
you can actually lift the leads without heating them up. A good microscope
helps.						fc

-----Original Message-----
From: jan at skirrow.org [mailto:jan at skirrow.org]
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 5:01 PM
To: premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org
Subject: [Premium-Rx] SM Parts


Any suggestions on really good ways to depopulate an SM board? I need these 
teensy bits now and then and would like to salvage from some old boards. My 
concern is how hot can the components get before they are NG. I don't 
(obviously) have a proper rework station, but wonder about using a lab type 
heat gun? The solder used seems to be fairly lo temp ...

Suggestions welcome - I already know about the so-called "Weber Process" 
involving the use of a Weber BBQ ...

Jan


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