Desolder SMD without special tools

[sweetgyy]

nice 

[fachaa331]

hola me podes hacesorar en las funciones de unos componentes

[curemymind]

this is a very good idea, thanks will try it out

[ultragaming1993]

Better than pumping a load of tin on the IC feet.. lol

[ultragaming1993]

Nice!

[TheLightningStalker]

If you're careful, you can desolder whole boards with a heat gun..

[MegaSonicdude10]

I wish I new this before destroying my Radica Sega plug and play trying to get ROM chip off.

[Riskteven]

@MegaSonicdude10 I use a PC to play games. That way I never have to risk destroying a circuit board just to be able to backup installation CDs or saved games.

[MegaSonicdude10]

@Riskteven I was removing the ROM chip to put a Genesis cartridge slot in since the Radicas are clone consoles capable of playing cartridge games. The ROM chip is connected to the main pcb with the original style data lines. Just wanted to create a super small genesis system.

[robliotalon]

Good idea, better with a small amount of flux paste

[MrKobalts]

Of course!

[TheBypasser]

I prefer bending a wire and putting it into a soldering gun (NOT the hot air gun of course, the one with high-current heater tip). Pretty much the same method however (yet faster a bit). Also a funny find - a turbo lighter proved to be plain perfect in small SMD rework (up to 10x10mm). Though needs some skill or the board may delaminate, of course :)

[MrKobalts]

Yes! Method with a strong current gun really great, but there is an opportunity to damage the chip, so that the nichrome wire AC high electric potential. But the idea good!

[TheBypasser]

@MrKobalts Well, usually you don't have to remove a working chip like that :)

[sambev33]

@TheBypasser I just used your method to remove a defective quad comparator in a stereo mixer. Worked great, instant melting of the solder without over heating the board! Thanks for the tip. I thought about the bent wire method but didn't think the time factor would be good for the board and adjacent components, but still a great idea that works. Thanks to both of you.

[TrustMe2morrow]

I hope you are not working for any electronic company....that's scary!!!

[MrKobalts]

Do you think in GE's do it better? View the latest video ...

[deathsmileyinc]

@MrKobalts i like your english

[Riskteven]

@TrustMe2morrow It is not high voltage.

[eddw123]

great solution, it works fine to me ...thanks for the suggestion.

[aross001]

great solution, well done

[therealjammit]

Nice. Wish I'd thought of it. Normally, when I remove a bad chip, I just use the old standard of cutting the pins off and cleaning up the traces.

[oniric85]

Do you destroy the chip with this method?

[MucusFelidae]

I am using a flame-thrower for this.

Remove all components together :-)

[jusfucksingmeupG]

That's really really smart now why I didn't think of it.

[sadllebronc]

nice and samrt .. thanks.

[Centeye]

Very cool and useful!

[MrKobalts]

Skrepka daragoi moi tovarisch zheleznaja, i neprovodit teplo. Poprobui mednij provod, i netrogai gorelku- jesli hoches gdeto isho preminit chip.

[GeoDX25]

Наверное скрепку лучше газовой горелкой греть, а не паяльником...

[s8006]

@GeoDX25 ну а за температурой как следить? Перегреть дело не хитрое.

[MrKobalts]

There are countries where the new IC's supply of several weeks, but the barn is full of recyclable scrap. :)

[jmsaltzman]

Very clever, thanks for sharing this technique

[Lavinco]

I find a sledge hammer always works best to remove the stubborn chips.

[vze4p6c2]

and kill kill the chip?

[creedrulz6000]

@vze4p6c2 usualy when you're removing a chip the reason is it's dead derp derp