[sdiy] solder wick?

[The Peasant]

> One thing that is really neat for removing parts whole is
> a solder pot. Good
> example - I used to have all the circuit boards from a
> 360 Systems Digital
> Keyboard. Loads of good parts - CEM3360's, nice trimpots,
> TL082's by the
> dozens. With a solder pot I stocked up my parts drawers
> in a matter of
> minutes. This ruins the circuit board. The fiberglass
> starts to come apart.
> Solder pots are also fun for experiments with molten
> metal when the boss
> isn't around

I once knew someone who would salvage parts from pcbs with 
a propane torch, just heat each area, solder side up, the 
parts would just fall right out. This only worked for some 
boards though, and it sure trashed them!

Take care,
Doug
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