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 <[email protected]> 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 < > [email protected]> 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 > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > > > -- > /************************************************* > * Amateur Radio Station AC0HY * > * W. Paul Mills SN807 * > * Assistant EC Alpha-1 ARES Shawnee/Wabunsee, KS * > * President Kaw Valley Amateur Radio Club * > *************************************************/ > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]

