Re: Desoldering surface-mounted components: Advice sought

[Frank Carney <frankcNOSPAM@cyberhighway.net>]

Yes, the air gun is best, but you run the risk of causing the board to
bubble and seperate!  The hot air guns are expensive too.  However, when
I worked on surface mount boards (Megahertz PCMCIA modems) many of the
techs used a long thin tip in their iron with a fine solder wick.  Also,
flux comes in handy.  I think it is flux that helps solder to melt.
Anyway,  I have seen huge chips removed with just a good iron with
temperature control and a thin tip.  Good luck.

By the way, it is kind of cool to see a pcmcia board with a bubble in
the center. : )

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