On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 8:09 PM, IVP <joecolquitt@clear.net.nz> wrote:

> > If it's simply a matter of reheating the solder joint
>
> It might pay to check other joints too. I've had a couple of
> products with weak soldering.on one or two components
> and figured it was worth a little time to re-heat what I could
>
> Be careful. As Oli said, they will come off quite easily and
> stick to the iron.
>
> My special tool that comes in handy for all sorts of PCB work
> is this, a big needle epoxied into a pen case
>
> http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/joecolquitt/needle-pen.jpg
>
> Great for editing boards (for example making fine lines in art
> work and scratching out bridges) and holding down tiny parts
>
>

Thanks! I have needle-sharp tweezers from DealExtreme that should also do
the trick.
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