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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] solder "tweezers" or hot air pencil?

From: Paul Davis <paul_davis@...>
Date: 2004-05-12

If all you're changing is caps and resistors you can do it with a plain soldering iron easily enough.  You can remove sot-23 parts too but it's a little trickier.
  
Paul Davs
  
On Tue, 11 May 2004 13:34:30 +0200, Stefan Trethan wrote:
> What is better for smd (de-)soldering?
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> solder tweezers or hot air pencil?
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> As the last hot air pencil attempt failed i now need to build a
> better one (with a workig heater) or i could build solder tweezers.
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> I want to be able to exchange smd parts.
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> I have worked with neither so i hope to find what is better...
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> thanks
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> ST