In article <48B7603B.A8916EA2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Eeyore
<rabbitsfriendsandrelations@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
>"Mr. INTJ" wrote:
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>> 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.
>
>Well there's no substitute for a de-solder tool (manual or vacuum). If
you
>have a Weller TCP, I think there's an accesory for it. There's still a
>knack to it though.
>
>Graham
I have all the tools to do this, but since I hardly use it the Weller
sucker
it gets all messed up leaving it on. Its a major effort to reclean the
tip.
Regardless, the recommended method of removal is to cut all
the pins first, and removing many components with intact leads is a chore.
I can't live without solder wick, fresh, or freshly refluxed. Get a liquid
flux pen
and apply to pins regardless of tool.
greg
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