Solder pots can also be made out of an old electric cooking pan, the 6" size
works well.  You have to hack the thermostat, or replace it with a temp
controller, to get the proper temperature.  Similar to SMT Toaster oven.

--Lawrence

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roman Black" <fastvid@EZY.NET.AU>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 5:26 AM
Subject: Re: [EE]: hobby SMT parts removal...


> > > For larger ICs, flood and lift will work, if done carefully.
> > > I've done 100 pin ICs that way, though it would have been easier
> > > to cut the
> > > leads (with a knife, cutters will rip up the pads)
> >
> >         A real easy way to get SMT stuff off a board is a heat gun. The
only
> > problem is when you use it you have to make sure you don't bump the
board
> > causes things you DON'T want removed to shift. I've gotten almost
anything I
> > wanted (both through hole and SMT) with my heat gun. TTYL
>
>
> I thought you might like to hear about this,
> i've been playing with a new method of removing
> SMT parts or through-hole PICs from double sided
> boards, I removed about 50 PICs the other night
> from double sided PTH type boards in less than
> 5 seconds each, worked like a dream! :o)
>
> I have a small solder "cauldron" which is a little
> metal pot about 2" across and 1.5" deep, with an
> integral element and handle. They are sold as tools
> for dong wire tinning during manufacture, you dip
> the wires in the molten solder in the pot. I got it
> as part of a junk lot, I don't know how much they
> cost.
>
> I noticed that if you over-fill it, the molten solder
> sticks up about 3mm!! The solder surface tension is
> huge and makes a convex meniscus, almost like a bubble
> of liquid solder sticking out of the pot. Having seen
> "wave" soldering done, I instantly thought of the
> possibilities of this...
>
> Anyway it worked perfect to remove 50 PIC chips in a
> few minutes, I just layed the boards on top of the
> solder bubble for 2 seconds, and pulled the chips
> straight out.
>
> Now I just need to try some SMT stuff and maybe wave
> soldering with it...
> ;o)
> -Roman
>
> --
> http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics
> (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics
>
>

--
http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics
(like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics