I agree with clipping the chip out first. It's much safer for the
board. A solder sucker can also be used to suck the lead and
solder from the hole. I've also just heated the lead and tap the
board against the bench top so that the lead and molten
solder are expelled by inertia. Board stops suddenly, solder
keeps going.
On 21 Oct 00, at 13:19, Mike Millen wrote:
> JH>Yes, I bought a soldering tool set (30-watt), with the help of my
> JH>visiting Dad and the electrician's approval. At my Dad's suggestion,
> JH>I'm going to first practice soldering on the same type of chips on
> JH>a worthless old board. There are also some nice instructions/tips
> JH>on soldering electronic components that came with the soldering iron.
>
> Jerry,
>
> One little tip that will save you (and the pcb) a lot of trouble...
>
> Get some fine side-cutters and snip every leg of the IC as close to
> the body as possible. It's very much easier to remove one leg at a
> time with the iron and a fine pair of tweezers.
>
> Once they're all out use a fine gauge Solder-Wick to remove all the
> solder from the holes. (Practise first. :)
>
> Good luck,
> Mike
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