That's correct. I would like to be able to remove the conformal coating without having to scrape it off. One of my friends mention acetone. Would this work? Best Regards Luis On 18 May 2014 11:45, wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > Until now when I need to replace a device on a pcb I just scrape the > lacquer > > away with a small knife, but that always leaves me a bit uneasy... > > I am finding that I am doing this more and more and would like to find = a > > better solution. Ideally I am looking for some chemical that will > > remove/dissolve the lacquer without damaging anything else around it, > > including the chip I need to remove and that will not compromise the > > soldering of the new device once the fauty device is removed. > > Any info/experience would be welcomed. > > I take it you are talking about conformal coating of an assembled PCB > rather than solder resist. > > I suspect that any chemical agent for removing such a coating is going to > be quite horrendous in nature. If the conformal coating we use is anythin= g > to go by then the chemicals used in that are quite toxic until the coatin= g > is dried out, and I know that the supposed removing agent isn't very > effective. > -- > Scanned by iCritical. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .