You had the other thread about "ID Chip?" and harvesting parts? If you're only going to use the hot plate to desolder parts you're better off watching eBay for surplus parts and spend the money on new parts. I've got shoe boxes full of parts that were reel tape ends for pennies. There's still the headache/adventure? :-) of identifying parts but=20 you're more likely to find the part numbers with Google. On 5/15/2011 12:57 PM, Jason White wrote: > > Electric griddle/hot plate from the housewares department of a large > =20 >> store. I use a hot plate to do SMT soldering of small boards, you could >> just as easily use one to desolder. >> =20 > Thanks, I will definitely look into buying one. > > On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Bob Blick wrote: > > =20 >> On Sun, 15 May 2011 12:25 -0400, "Jason White" wrote: >> =20 >>> =20 >>>> What about some sort of temperature controlled hot plate you can set >>>> =20 >> the >> =20 >>>> board on? It gets heated from underneath to maybe 700F. >>>> =20 >>> how could I get/make one of these temperature controlled hot plates ? >>> =20 >> Electric griddle/hot plate from the housewares department of a large >> store. I use a hot plate to do SMT soldering of small boards, you could >> just as easily use one to desolder. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Bob >> >> -- >> http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ& list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> =20 > > > =20 --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .