Buy a proper desoldering station....they work amazing well for these types of things. I desoldered about 100 DR2000 numitrons this way and no problems at all.
However, >$225 for a set of NL900 on a board without evidence of test is quite frankly bat shit crazy, but hey, such are the times.... Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 28, 2019, at 18:39, gregebert <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tugging on parts before they are properly unsoldered causes the most damage. > > Use a suction-type desoldering tool (Edsyn Soldapult has been my favorite for > almost 40 years now). First, apply a small amount of fresh solder as it will > help heat the joint more uniformly. Then suck away as much molten solder as > possible. Last step is to heat the wire with your soldering iron and wiggle > it so it's not bonded anywhere. > > If the PCB is good-quality with ample hole-clearance, the device will be > completely loose. > > NEVER pry a device off a board; you will break pins (and damage the PCB if > that matters) > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b812165f-6b12-444b-8476-4dea19a2adde%40googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/A89A1675-390C-4F03-9619-996D4CF46DCC%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
