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Just curious since I had a hard time doing a simple soldering project. Would it be difficult even if they had some equipment to precisely maintain temps and su
by luser001 15y ago
Just curious since I had a hard time doing a simple soldering project.
Would it be difficult even if they had some equipment to precisely maintain temps and suck out the solder? Does such equipment even exist?
- DanBC 15y agoYes, you can get soldering irons with hollow tips and vacuum pumps especially for rework work. (http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/soldering-stations/0165396/ http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/soldering-stations/0165396/) For a small quantity of items you can get "solder suckers" which are spring loaded pumps with a high temp nozzle. You have that in one with the iron in the other hand. You'd clean the pads with solder wick afterwards.
- sedachv 15y agoAlso solder wicks, for those of us who don't have rework stations.
- femto 15y agoThe other way to do it is to use a hot air gun or infrared to melt the solder on all pins simultaneously, and just lift the part out. Easy! Vacuum up the excess solder, with a hollow tip or hot air, and mount the new component as per normal.