From: N_Cook on
JW <none(a)dev.null> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:37:57 -0500 JW <none(a)dev.null> wrote in Message id:
> <k6imj59nn0dl2dln3rdkudf0eqvqo5bs56(a)4ax.com>:
>
> >Another one that looks pretty good:
> >http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/9751
> >Comes with an arm to hold the nozzle which could be very useful, seeing
as
> >how my hand's not as steady as it used to be. :)
>
> Ended up getting this one. Using the one of standard single nozzles it
> came with I was able to remove a 44 pin PLCC with no problems. Tried using
> the same nozzle to remove a 84 pin flat pack, but this didn't work, so I
> borrowed a nozzle specifically for that package from the place I work that
> has a Hakko and it worked perfectly. (Good to know that Hakko nozzles are
> interchangeable with this station.) I checked its output temperature with
> a thermocouple and the readings were within 2c of the set temperature of
> the station. No lifted pads or circuit board damage so far. Overall for
> the $100 price I'm quite happy with the station, and shipping was fast as
> well.
>

If salvaging , rather than replacing. Make a mask so you can blast the body
of the IC, not the pins, before desoldering


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From: N_Cook on
blast with freezer spray that is


From: JW on
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:59:46 -0000 "N_Cook" <diverse(a)tcp.co.uk> wrote in
Message id: <hj6un1$g9v$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>:

>blast with freezer spray that is

Well, for the 84 pin flat pack, I was transferring one of the A/D
converters from a scrap Tek TDS540 ACQ board to a TDS544A being repaired.
Didn't seem to hurt it, but YMMV.