Homebrew PCBs

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DJ Delorie" <dj@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Fw: The CHIP QUIK\ufffd SMT Rework Newsletter *NEW* 
(An Alternative To The Solder Iron)


>
> The few times I've had to remove big SMT parts, I put a dime (or a
> quarter, depending on size) on my hotplate (and two off the hotplate)
> and place the board such that the dime is right under the part to be
> removed.  A dab of solder paste next to the part so I know when it
> hits melting temp, and turn on the hotplate.  A few minutes later, the
> paste melts and I just lift the part off the board, then remove the
> board from the dime.
>
> The chipquik idea seems useful, but (1) you still have to figure out
> how to heat that area of the board, and (2) I worry about removing
> enough chipquik paste to make the reworked solder joints reliable.
> (not that I'm making boards that need *that* much reliability, but I
> have enough problems without introducing more... ;)

I've used it for years without any problems.

Leon