[sdiy] Removing ICs without damaging them

[Travis Shire]

Since the board is junk, try this. Use a small pocket type torch and heat
the solder side of the board right at the IC. Work the IC out of the board
with suitable pliers as the solder melts. Works great for me. Oh...and do it
outside...it smells up a room real fast.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Perry" <pfperry at melbpc.org.au>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Removing ICs without damaging them


> If you have double sided boards, it's pretty difficult even
> with braid. Since the board is a writeoff, it might help to
> nibble the board away from the chip.
> In any case, a lot of practice is called for before trying to
> remove a valuable chip intact.
> Mind you, most people here would be more dextrous than I.
>
> paul perry melbourne australia
> (looking at a 13 legged CEM chip...)
>
> > Use Solder-Wick which is a copper desoldering braid. Place the wick on
> > the solder
> > joint, the tip of your iron on the wick. All of the solder from the
> > pad and hole wicks
> > into the braid. Purchase a couple of different widths for different
> > size solder joints.
> >