I see from the current issue of Quanta that a joky "quote of the show"
referring to Lee's removal of components from pcbs using a blow torch.
This is not a joke. I too used a purpose built 2kw hot air gun to
selectively remove components from QL pcbs. This I suspect is similar
to the 'blow torch' Lee used - nothing like the gas powered paint
strippers one no doubt imagines.
After much practise I managed to remove a whole dodgy std 68008 socket
on its own. A quick re-blast on the pads and the new turned pin socket
popped in without soldering. It was not possible to detect that it was
not the original soldering.
I must have removed thousands of components in this way, including the
uhf modulator.
Tony
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