A decision to do prototyping and short (very) run jobs in-house ia causing me to get back into hardware after about 20 yrs. Hence, the need for advice. I will likely have to buy or build everything needed, so I thought a tool that could be used on PTH & SMT rework might be a good thing. > > > new mortgage > > Hm. Maybe not. You can do it in a SMD reworking station by heating the > whole board and extracting the chips when the solder melts > (you want the > top heat on low and the bottom way up high). You will probably need to > adjust the jigs to make the board fit etc. Of course I assume > you have a > SMT reworking station ... > > Peter > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads