Header Removal with Chris Taylor
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@scopeeyevideo Gyroscopes and Accelerometers do not tolerate hard shocks, the internal structure breaks :-O
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You guys heard of a Hot Air Rework Station? They run only about $90. Oh, and who needs goggles - just close your eyes when you smack it! XD
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a propane torch and vice, strap in a PCB, heat it till the solder is molten, slap it with the handle of a screwdriver, everything comes flying out.
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A propane torch is even faster. ;)
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Hot solder on the legs...perhaps an owie ಠ_ಠ
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Slapping a board against the table and subjecting everything to Zeus knows how many g's? Well that could be a way to torture test the board.
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A closer look would have been nice...
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Alligator clip on a rubber band, clip to header, tension, melt joint, repeat.
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Or you can buy a desoldering pump for 2€ and not have "sodder" everywhere....
@ElectromechanicPyro I tried this method with an I2C accelerometer one time, and it stopped working... When I tried reading acceleration data off the device, the only thing it would return was "seriously, man, what the hell?"
scopeeyevideo 3 weeks ago 17
That is such a SparkFun way to do things :-D. Desoldering pump thingy??? Nah, lets just smack it. Hey, it worked last time!! :-)
ElectromechanicPyro 3 weeks ago 10