Dave,
Tally ho on your mission! I hope that it is successful....
gary
"djbrow54" <davebr@...> wrote:
>
> I pulled my AtomPro28 tonight and replaced it with my spare. I blew
> the reset supervisor on this one so thought I would experiment with
> it. I'll take it to work tomorrow and let one of the techs remove the
> part with the proper equipment. I have a thru-hole xtal that I'll try
> soldering on and seeing if I can program the part. I'll update the
> group as soon as I have some results.
>
> Dave
>
>
> --- In ComputerVoltageSources@yahoogroups.com, Dave Manley <dlmanley@
> ...> wrote:
> >
> > I've found that applying liquid flux and then adding solder to smt
> parts
> > will usually get them off pretty quickly. Get the part hot, keep
> the
> > iron moving between the pads and keep adding solder. Then cleanup
> the
> > mess with solder wick and finally isopropyl alcohol. I've yet to
> damage
> > a board doing this. With some of the special tools, it is actually
> > easier to damage the board when used incorrectly. A hot-air
> desoldering
> > tool can scorch a pcb very quickly.
> >
> > There is also this, a special low temp alloy used to make removing
> > soldered parts easier:
> >
> > http://www.chipquik.com/
> >
> > I haven't tried it, but it looks very interesting. Unfortunately it
> is
> > a little bit pricey.
> >
> > -Dave
> >
> > >
> > > --- In ComputerVoltageSources@yahoogroups.com, "djbrow54"
> <davebr@>
> > > wrote:
> > >> I'm a bit perplexed as to how to get the
> > >> resonator off there without specialized SMT desoldering
> equipment.
> >
>