Flat lead desoldering | Soldering Tips | B.E.S.T.

[GutterColin]

0:28 Stds 8x4 in on the tip. I don't think I have that tool

[DEEPINTOWORSHIP]

what desoldering gun are you using???....

[Tda7000]

What about on multi-layer boards with large ground\power planes such as a computer motherboard?

[TheLightningStalker]

@Tda7000 Try preheating it with a heat gun.

[ZdenekJindra]

Do you know how expensive this desoldering gun is?!? It used to cost a fortune around here. Today it's for a half-a-month worth of work. This is way too expensive for most hobbyists. In fact, even small companies have it as one of the most precious pieces of equipment. I will give you a few tips on how to do the same thing cheaply:

• Preserve part: Put a huge blob of tin, pull the part off.

• Preserve PCB: Cut all legs far from PCB, remove ind.

• Preserve all: Force in an injection needle.

[TheWakkoWarner]

What's the temperature of the tip?

[Cds56]

I have a vaccuum solder sucker ( the spring loaded kind ) and am trying to desolder a 14 pin flat lead DIP. I have a fine conical tip on my iron. I've removed half of the solder, on the opposite side to the chip, but the vaccuum hasn't picked up the solder on the side with the chip, any advice there?

[natere2]

what soldering gun are you using?

cheers!

nate

[soupforare]

Great video, great method, great instructing voice :)

Do you have any tips for desoldering in heavily populated boards? I'm always terrified about hitting nearby components with the tools I have at hand.  (bulb desolderer, weller station+braid)

[zaperfan]

Good technique.I have learned a lot watching you

Thank you .

[zaperfan]

Great Job you have a very good technique.I have learned a lot watching you demonstrations.

Thank you

[jerbar120]

hi why no replys

[CDLEGO]

that is great

[davitodude]

Nice work.

[denoizer]

puedo absorberlo con la boca?

[SolderingGeek]

English please so I may respond to your comment.

Thanks

[1fightback]

hi i got a probum every time i desolder part on the baord i get solder off but solder id still adhere to the board inside of the hole of solder can be on the side of the lead its worst if the laed of the part is bent pls tell me how dose one desolder with out no probums

[SolderingGeek]

Sounds like you are doing through hole? If this is the case I have question for you.  How are you desoldering is it with a vacuum desoldering system, solder sucker or solder wick. I need to know the answers to this before I can help.

[1fightback]

did you get my email

[SolderingGeek]

Yes, and I have been replying to your e mails. I have not received a replay to my questions

[1fightback]

hi why no replys yet i sent you the email of what you want to no

[Cds56]

@SolderingGeek I have the same question, but I have a vacuum desoldering bulb.

[n0p]

@denoizer si, por favor, y grabalo, quiero ver como alguien absorve con la boca plomo y estaño a casi 200ºC, tiene que ser divertido

@solderinggeek he said "can I suck it with my mouth"

[mdentari]

Excellent. People always what you should do but never how to show you. This is what is great about Youtube and the web in general.

[VoidKeeper]

Where does the solder go when the gun sucks it up?

[SolderingGeek]

Inside of the desoldering gun is a filter that catches the solder.

[KashmiriWarrior786]

Damn I want this tool! HAKKO is a good alternative but still very expensive :(

[dasgemuse]

is there another way to do it with out buyng this tool?

[SolderingGeek]

Yes, you could clip the leads off at the body and heat then up with your iron and pluck them out with tweezers or needle nose pliers. Then use a solder sucker to remove the solder from the holes.

[dasgemuse]

i just went to radio shack and bought the desoldering iron. ($10.99) and i needed to save everthing except the solder but thanks anyway, i appreciate fast responses like yours

[KRAFTWERK2K6]

Awesome Video! Good to know what kinds of stuff you need for disoldering chips like that in a proper way. Thanks for showing :)

[mustymodo]

worked for me,

thanks removed and replaced a chip using your vid

[KIFulgore]

Very cool, thanks! How much risk is there for overheating the chip when desoldering it? I need to remove the 8-bit CPU from an old game system for a project, seems pretty sturdy but I don't want to destroy it.

[SolderingGeek]

The possibility of overheating a component is lessened by alternating from lead to lead rather than continuing from one lead to the next. Even older systems should be fine using the alternating method. You'll be surprised how much heat a component can handle. When you actuate the vacuum there is a flow of cool air through the tip and over the lead. This helps to keep the component cool.

[Abercr0mbie4life]

what kinda of gun do you use?

[SolderingGeek]

In the soldering tip videos we are using a Metcal 500DS soldering system

with the MX-DS1 handpiece and appropriate size desoldering tip. Size the

tip to the work; in other words, ensure the tip is large enough to fit

around the lead without forcing it onto the lead. You can use any

desoldering system from any manufacturer and use the same technique.