On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:55:12 -0700 (PDT), "Mr. INTJ"
<mr.intj@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I started doing hobby electronics again fairly recently, and recycling/
>scavenging is a big draw for me. As it happens, my company throws away
>lots of useful stuff, and over the past year I've brought home lots of
>circuit boards with various useful parts on them.
>
>I've got a solder sucker and solder wick/braid, but components with
>more than two or three leads continue to be a problem for me. I have a
>little soldering station with a soldering iron, but I've been thinking
>that I probably need some hot tweezers or a heat gun of some kind.
>Most of the stuff that I'm recovering from these boards are through-
>hole components ... I haven't graduated to SMT-at-home just yet.
>
>I don't mind springing for the right tools, but I don't want to buy
>something only to find that it still isn't very effective.
>
>I'd like to hear from the folks that do a significant amount of this
>kind of thing (desoldering), and which tools/methods they favor.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Mr. INTJ
>San Diego, CA
Hobby Lobby (the craft folks, not the radio control guys) has a hot
air tool for embossing (less than $20) that will melt solder in its
air blast. Be careful, I can see all kinds of danger with this thing!
John Ferrell W8CCW
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