Homebrew PCBs

I have one too, but never use it. Use tweezers. If removing an IC, I suggest
looking into "chip quik". For C's and R's, you can alternately heat each end
and "float" it off.

On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 11:33 PM, Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>wrote:

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> Just use regular metal tweezers.
> I have such a vacuum pick-up tool (with a pump) but almost never use it.
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> On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 3:39 AM, msmickelsen <msmickelsen@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Does anyone know of a manual vacuum picker-upper for SMD parts.  I don't
> have enough of them to do to justify too much expense.  But part of what I
> have to do is remove just a few SMD resistors in a larger field of many such
> devices.  I'm thinking that I'll have to heat the whole board and loosen all
> of the SMDs and then just pick off the few that I need to.  It seems to me
> that the easiest way to do that will be with some kind of vacuum tool.  I
> think I've seen tool that were operated by actually sucking on a tube in
> order to pick up the SMD.  I also think that I've seen a DIY device that
> used an aquarium pump to supply the vacuum.
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> > In any event, would someone care to advise me as to what might the best
> solution to this problem?  A vacuum may not be the best way.
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> > Thanks,
> > Mark
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