[sdiy] Desoldering techniques for chips that you want to keep?

[Ken Stone]

Blow torch? Burner? Bah!  Use a paint stripping mains powered hot air gun.
No flames, and a hell of a lot more controllable. Always do it with the edge
of the board facing you, so if a bubble in a solder joint pops, you don't
get it in the face.

Ken
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