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Solder removal... What do you use?
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de-solder pump.
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This desoldering gun works great for things like DIP chips.
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solder wick
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Solder pump. But it doesn't work for shit when I try to remove solder from a Sega Genesis RF sheild off the mother board. It works fine for solder in pins of chips and wire connections. It doesn't work when there is solder surrounded by a big metal mass with no hole through a PCB. I wonder what solution there is for something like this?
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D-Lite said:
Wow, that's pretty sweet.
I think I ruined my GB Player trying to extend the connector to work with my Panasonic Q... Heating and pulling isn't the best method.
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For cleaning up excess solder,
Nothing beats Desoldering Braid.
Nothing beats Desoldering Braid.
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norton9478 said:
This is what I have always used. I don't have any experience with a pump/gun as I haven't needed it-yet. Just make sure if you go for some braid, you stay away from radio shack stuff.
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Vectorman0 said:
I use Radio Shack Braid.....
Works good...
But I also use a pump for IC's.
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D-Lite said:
I'll try that one then...
I still have to use a braid with my pump to get the solder that doesn't get sucked up....
The AES Bios is a fucking pain in the ass.... It seems like they used shitloads of solder for that one.
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2bshacked said:
Always
My little desoldering iron:
Braids and hand pumps are no match for rework equipment, however, workstations like mine are a lot more expensive.
Never an issue with ground planes and taking the BIOS chip out of the Neo is a breeze with this thing.
There are smaller versions of this rework center (4624?) that don't have the machine center (big knob thing) or the power supply. Watch for them on eBay. I've seen them go for as low as $25. There are also some portable/handheld desoldering irons that work very well -- I've used the Weller SC100 (?) in the past.
Jeff
Braids and hand pumps are no match for rework equipment, however, workstations like mine are a lot more expensive.
Never an issue with ground planes and taking the BIOS chip out of the Neo is a breeze with this thing.
There are smaller versions of this rework center (4624?) that don't have the machine center (big knob thing) or the power supply. Watch for them on eBay. I've seen them go for as low as $25. There are also some portable/handheld desoldering irons that work very well -- I've used the Weller SC100 (?) in the past.
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Hakko hot air station for smds
Hakko hot air station for smds
I use a desoldering station just like the one JMKurtz posted. I'm terrible at soldering and desoldering and I don't have steady hands so desoldering was a bitch before I bought one of these. Trust me, even a monkey can use one of these.
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Magnaflux said:What a noob.
Tell me about it... Right now I'm using a Craftsman heavy duty soldering iron. Last night I melted a db-15 and now I've had enough. Overall I'm pretty good with a soldering iron, but this one is just a beast.
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/prod...OL&fromAuto=YES&bidsite=CRAFT&pid=00954046000
Figured since I'm about to order a desoldering gun and some female db-15s (that I forgot
) I'd go ahead and order a new soldering iron too. I'm wanting one of those stations with a rest and pad for the iron. Since I've never had a soldering station... What is the pad for? Excess solder? Do you guys ever use a damp rag to wipe excess solder from the iron? It really works pretty well.Can you recommend a combined soldering/desoldering station that won't put me in the poor house? As you can see anything is better than what I'm using...
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My SOldering Setup (Maybe I'll take pics later).
1. 2 year old 15 wat weller $10 SOldering Iron
2. Empty oversized Coffe Mug to rest it on.- Not the curvey freinds style.
3. Piece of paper to clean the tip. I just poke it through.
1. 2 year old 15 wat weller $10 SOldering Iron
2. Empty oversized Coffe Mug to rest it on.- Not the curvey freinds style.
3. Piece of paper to clean the tip. I just poke it through.
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D-Lite said:The switchable 15/30-watt iron RadioShack sells works well for me. I can get about 4-6 uses out of the 15-watt tips with it, even cranked to 30-watts.
I may ask for a big ass soldering station for XMas though
Whoa, 4-6 uses? I've had this for a few years and have never changed the tip... Is that why it takes a while for the tip to heat up after giving it full power?
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Shit man, I just put my tip in a hand drill and run it across a file every 3-4 months.
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D-Lite said:When I say 4-6 uses, I mean full-on 4-6 hour projects each. The tip is $0.99 and I replace it once in a while for the really fine work like the RGB tapping in a Turbo system.
I don't replace the whole iron
Ok, I see. I'm replacing my iron because the damn thing weights 10 lbs.
It gets pretty hard to handle after a while.Kudos to you norton! The tip on mine was originally too big so I took the dremel to it.