Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. 2 soldering irons is such a great option for some rework etc , in fact I love it so much I've posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits of using 2 irons in certain rework situations. Thanks again , take care 👍
Hi . Thank you . The 4th option is my favourite also . It really is so easy to do this with 2 Soldering irons , and is really safe. I love using 2 irons for lots of my rework , in fact I also have posted a video totally showing the uses of 2 soldering irons . Everyone should get a 2nd iron. Thanks again👍
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . I hope you get on ok with all of your soldering projects . If my videos can help you a little then I'm happy . Thanks again and good luck 🤞
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . I'm glad the video helped you out , that's great to hear . Thanks again , take care 👍
Very nice videos and nice explanation in your channel! Very useful videos for learning soldering skills. Just about the solder wick I would say is better not to drag it on the pads but just tap it instead. In some cases, it could ruin the pads.
Good informative video List of the methods shown 1. Hot air pencil 2. Cutting the IC pins 3. Lifting the individual pins one by one 4. Using two soldering irons
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. Hopefully this just shows people an option they can use with the tools they have available ( not everyone has a hot air gun ) . I'm glad you enjoyed the video , thanks again 👍
Methods 1 and 4 are the most reasonable, I think. They're the most similar to the recomendations in the IPC 7711/7721. There are actually solder tips designed for this kind of removal as well. I wouldn't suggest using a blade near the board or putting your board through the stress of method 3.
thanks for sharing! btw, at 8:32 how does the molten blob stick on to the tip of the iron and detached from the board like that? is that normal with regular iron? in my case lead just melts but sticks on to the pcb. does not come off like that
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated . If you have a pretty decent soldering iron tip you can pick up blobs of solder as I showed . It may take a couple of attempts but in the end the molten solder blob will choose the iron tip rather than the component pads to stick to . Keep trying , you will master it 👍
I do Marine repair and restore Muscle cars and I have done a ton of wiring, trying to learn electronics , I got one of those Radio Shack electronic kits to learn on. You my man just got a new subscriber that was totally cool and very well done you taught me a lot from one tech to another well done my man
Hi , thank you for your support of my channel , very much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoy the videos , hopefully they can help people out a little. Good luck with all your soldering projects , thanks again , take care 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 I am in the beginning process of restoring a vintage 424 Pioneer receiver its my test guinea pig I am replacing all the caps and flush and detox the pots I have no clue what I am doing I just ordered and original shop manual from Pioneers that is at least 40 years old. I have had the unit for a long time I am excited and a little afraid but videos like yours and others it helping alot 🙂thanks for the reply and support
I like how easy you make it look. I ordered a rework station and I'm going to start practicing for skill building exercise. There's plenty of throw away items to practice on. Lol
You make it look so easy & good that you took your time so people new to this like me can follow easy enough. I’ve just bought a hot air station which has temp & air flow. Im interested in eeprom chips 8 legged. Does your method 1 apply for me ? You advise 360 temp but what about air flow ? My settings is 1-8
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. You should be able to do the component you mention , no problem. My air ratings are different , mine go from 0 to 150 and to do this type of component I would normally have it on about 90 . So going by this figure you would probably need the air on about 4. Sometimes if your struggling to get parts off it's worth upping the air and not the temperature , this can really work well. Don't forget , if you have delicate plastic parts near by that could melt , protect them with silver foil adhesive tape ( I done on old UA-cam posting showing how good the silver tape works . Hope that helps and good luck 👍
Hi . Thank you . Glad you find the 2 iron method great . Like I always say to people , do the way you like best , but in my particular case I just love the 2 soldering iron method , that's why I made a complete video on the uses of 2 irons . If someone likes to use 1 soldering iron to remove components then that's fine by me. Thanks again for your time , much appreciated ,👍
Thankyou very much for teaching us this skills...I dont go to an electronics school and i love electronics, and this videos are very apreciated to me. Gratings from Monterrey Mexico!
Hi , thank you for supporting my channel, very much appreciated. I'm very glad the videos have helped you , I will keep putting more videos on UA-cam when I get some time . Thanks again and good luck with all of your soldering projects, take care 👍
Wow bro thanks alot. With method 4 I fixed my sony DA777es for free. I had to swap the unused burrbrown dacs around in the digital board, it worked perfectly and now the sound of that dsp is backkkk :)
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . I'm glad the video was helpful , that's great to hear . Thanks again , take care 👍
Hi . Thank you . I've done a complete video on the benefits of 2 irons (rework soldering video) , you should check it out , you'll be amazed on how good this method is . I've shown it to lots of people over the years and everyone loves it . Thanks again for your support 👍
I used to have a gizmo for old DIP chips that did this from the other side of the board. It looked like a rows of staples that attached to your iron. You'd flip the board and heat from the bottom and the chip would fall out the other side.
Solderers need 3 hands to exist in this world, but the 2 soldering iron method of removal is the best thing I've heard for a long time. Many thanks for the idea!
Hi , thank you for your support , much appreciated. I love the 2 soldering iron method so much that I posted a complete video on UA-cam showing some of the instances when 2 irons makes work so much easier . I have all the hot air stations etc needed to do soldering rework but at times 2 irons is so much better than a hot air station . Surrounding components for example can shift if your not careful when using hot air also plastic connectors can melt . Why protect all these when you can quickly rework with 2 irons . My best tip to anyone who solders is to get 2 irons . There are certain times when it's a godsend . Thanks again , good luck with all your soldering projects in the future 👍
Hi , thank you for your comment much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video , if this helps a few people out it a bonus . Thank you for watching and I will be posting more videos when I get some time . Good luck 👍
Another interesting method we were taught in the 90's was as follows:- 1: Run a fine gauge wire down the back of one side of the IC pack and the inner facet of its pins - similar to the way a shuttle cock runs inside threads in a weaving loom. 2: Solder the tip of the wire to the last pin on the run. 3: Take the free end of the wire and while heating the pins, gently tease the wire outward and upwards. 4: Repeat this "teasing" movement along the length of one side of the IC package until all pins on the one side are free of the pads. 5: Repeat this same process for the other side of the IC pack. 6: Clean and prepare PCB accordingly for the new device.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. It's always good to hear of other methods , the more options people can see or hear about the better in my opinion . Thanks again 👍
Hi , thank you for your comment, much appreciated. I like the 2 soldering iron method so much so that I posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits of using 2 irons. Maybe this video will be of interest to you ? Thanks again , take care 👍
Hi . Thank you for your comment , I'm glad the videos are proving useful . I have plenty more soldering related videos to film and show yet , I will do some more when I get some spare time . You too stay safe and thank you again for your support 👍
Hi , thank you for your comment. I use a stereo long reach microscope for all of my detailed work , purchased from a company called GT Vision based in England , I have their own branded one . It's very much the one I would always go for as it allows you to pretty much get any size circuit board underneath it . Prices for these vary from a few hundred upto thousands but I've just got an average model that's plenty good enough . Hope that answers your question . Thanks again
Thanks a lot. The switch on the board of my dishwasher was broken so I had to remove it. Yet I just couldn’t remove it. Thanks to you, I swapped it with a new one and I don’t have to deal with the damn dishes anymore.
Hi , thank you for your comment. I'm glad the video was of use to you , it's great you fixed your dishwasher . I will always add more soldering videos to my channel when I can . Thanks again , well done 👍
Good tutorial, thank you. Just for reference, how big is the ic in the video (L x W) in mm? Does these methods work for small ic (8 x 18 mm) with 2 x 10 pins?
Hi , thank you for your comment. The IC in the video measures 10mm by 4mm , but the 2 iron method I have used for IC's double this size with no problems . If you cant get all the pins to join ( they may be spread out more ) just place a piece of wire along both rows of pins and solder this way . I've done many other more recent removal videos on UA-cam with some amazing methods , they may be useful for you . Thank you 👍
Hi , thank you for your question. The station I have used for a few years is called a Quick 861DA . I really love it , I've done a small chat about it on a tools guide I posted about a month ago . It comes with 3 angled nozzles and I can't speak highly enough of it . There's also a version called a Quick 861DW , this comes with 3 straight nozzles and is also great . Not cheap , about £300 but I'm sure there's second hand ones out there somewhere. Hope that helps , thanks again , take care 👍
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . Generally if I'm using leaded solder I use roughly 330 degrees Celsius and for lead free solder I up the temperature to about 360 - 375 degrees Celsius . I may vary these slightly if for example you have a large ground plain but usually these mentioned temperatures would suffice . Hope that helps , thanks again 👍
Hi. Great video, as usual. What aluminum tape do you use to protect other components when using a rework heat gun? And.. you mentioned you don’t normally use the tape when there aren’t plastics around. Would you say I would be wasting my time putting up alum tape around components of 32 IC chip? Or it’s worth my while?
Just used a variation of your method 4 to remove a sop 8 ic. Blob of solder on both sides to connect the leads, use a large chisel tip iron, then alternate back and forth heating the solder on both sides until they melt and the ic slides off. I imagine it would have been easier with two irons, but only had one and didn't take hardly any time. I can't recommend a good flux paste though; without my solder was sticking everywhere it could. Cheers
Hi , thank you for watching the video , much appreciated. The way you have done it is a perfectly ok way , lots of people do it this way , even I have , but it just makes it a little easier and safer with 2 soldering irons . Thanks again , take care 👍
Thanks for the excellent tutorials. On another channel the guy removing a component said that using a hot air gun might damage the VIAs on the board if you're not careful and use too much heat. I suppose you make sure you keep circulating the hot air around until the solder melts(?)
Hi . Thanks for watching the video, much appreciated. I've done a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits of using 2 soldering irons , various examples are shown . It is the best method for lots of rework situations etc , all is shown in this video . Might be worth checking it out sometime . Thanks again 👍
Hi , thank you for your comment and support of my channel , very kind of you . If my videos help a few people out then that's great . Thanks again , take care 👍
Hi . Thank you for your comment 👍 When I use the 2 soldering iron solution they are both set to 340 - 350 degrees . This does no damage at all to components if done correctly . In fact I have done a complete video on the benefits of 2 soldering irons for rework , it's a great method . The hot air rework station is generally set to between 330 and 375 degrees. Hope that helps , thanks again .
Thank you for your prompt reply, this will help me a lot. I was used to use lead free and this temperature is bellow 300. Now I know why it was so difficult to remove the chip.
Hi . In this video the hot air rework air speed was set to about 100 . I do use higher if I'm doing a large QFN or QFP for example , likewise if I'm doing a tiny IC I will lower the air sometimes down to 30. I use a Quick 861DA rework station . Thanks again for your comment , much appreciated 👍
Great video! I was thinking of using the 4th method to desolder a few TSSOP ICs in order to reuse them on another board, so I was wondering, does this method generally damage the ICs?
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated . This method is perfectly safe for the IC's , if it comes off like I have shown . I have removed thousands over the years with hot air stations ( sometimes set to 450 degrees Celsius )and also the 2 soldering irons method and have never had an issue when I have reused them . So quick answer is take it off as shown , clean it up and reuse it . Hope that helps , thanks again 👍
Hi . Thank you for the question. The flux I always use is called SMFL Rework Solder Flux , code is SMFL200D . Comes in a spray can , but I squirt some into a small container. It's a great non corrosive flux so can be left on the board but I always clean off. About £10 for 200ml can . Hope that helps , thanks again.
Hi , if I was removing a QFP with 100 or even more pins I would flux round the pins then use a hot air rework station to remove it . I have seen people on UA-cam use a substance called Chip Quik to remove these large IC's but the hot air method is definitely the way I would do it . I normally use a temperature of about 370 degrees centigrade. I will be posting a video on UA-cam in a couple of weeks showing how I remove certain components including a large QFP . Hope that helps , take care 👍
Hi , the common magnification tool that lots of people use is ( model number 8087046 (LA8093LEDRS/EUK ) . This is a simple aid that sits on your desk and does a decent job , comes complete with built in LED ring light. I use a stereo long reach microscope , purchased from GT Vision ( England ) , their own branded one . Great scope enables me to do any microscopic work and because it has a long arm you can put very large boards underneath no problem. I always use for fine pitch work a small conical tip for my iron . Sometimes I would use a large chisel tip for obviously large components and these are generally all you need for the majority of soldering issues. Hope that helps , thanks for watching 👍
Oooh I like that fourth way with the two solder irons! Unfortunately I don't have 2.. But I thought of a combination of method 3 and 4. How about putting a lot of solder on one side so all the pins are connected together, then put a solder iron on that side and when the solder is melted, use tweezers to slightly lift up that side. The pins on the other side would bend slightly but you can straighten them later. Then wick off the added solder on the first side so that those pins are now off the board and then you can do the other side, adding a lot of solder to those pins on that other side so that they are all connected together and use the iron to melt that big blob and then use tweezers to lift the chip off the board. This is just a theory and it may not work in practice but I'm just wondering if this method would be any good.
Hi , thank you for watching the video , much appreciated. Your theory may well work , but I wouldn't recommend it for a tiny IC as the 2 rows are so close together so will put big stress on the row that isn't lifted to start with. But it would be a lot safer on a wide bodied IC. It's good for us all to have lots of options so we can always find one that works for us without having to get lots of expensive equipment . Thanks again and good luck with any soldering projects 👍
Just Sunscribed. I have always been performing the pin lift method. I never considered cutting the pins if the IC is dead, so why save the pins? I have a repair to make on some 24 pin differential line receivers. I will give this "snip" technique a try.
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . I'm glad you found the video useful , hopefully it can help a few people out . Thanks again , take care 👍
Hi , thank you for your support , much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video , I use the 4th method quite a bit , as if done correctly it's perfectly safe and you can reuse the IC once cleaned up . The idea of this video was to show no matter what tools you have there's a choice to suit everyone . Thanks again 👍
Hi . Thank you for watching . Method 4 is my favourite method and it works really well . I made a whole video on the benefits of 2 soldering irons that's how much I love this method. Thanks again , good luck 👍
Hi , thank you for your comment, much appreciated. I've taken hundreds of IC's off with the hot air + 2 iron methods . When I've had to reuse some of them they have always worked . They can take the heat . Hope that helps , thanks again 👍
Hi , thank you for your comment , very much appreciated . My favourite one , the 2 soldering iron method is really amazingly simple . So effective for lots of situations , in fact I've posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits and ease of 2 irons . Very safe Method if done correctly and no need for expensive chip quick + hot air rework stations . Thanks again and good luck 👍
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. I love the idea of 2 irons , in fact I've posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits of using 2 irons . Thanks again 👍
Hi , thank you for your comment, much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoy the videos , I will be posting more when I can , it's nice to know they are appreciated. Thanks again 👍
You are good at this! I have lots of vintage electronics to fix. I messed up on an IC Marantz amp. (sucked the contacts off the row for the Stk0040's) I will learn more, before I do more. Thanks for these "tricks of the trade". How long have been a craftsman?
Hi , thank you for your support , much appreciated . I'm glad you found the video of use . I will post more when I get some spare time , thanks again and good luck with all your projects 👍
You can place a thick copper wire bent in the rectangle shape around the chip and on the terminals ,now add some solder and apply soldering iron for heating,it will melt all the terminals together and you can lift the chip easily.
Hi , thank you for your comment. A better way of doing this method is actually forming the shape of the IC with wire and directly attaching it to your solder tip . Less potential for the wire loop slipping as it's firmly attached to the tip . Then like the other method lay it on the IC add solder around joints and hopefully will lift off cleanly . For large 208 pin IC's I wouldn't do these 2 methods as will be really difficult to heat that amount of tiny pads at once , risking loose pads etc. Chip quik is another option that's pretty good . Thanks again 👍
man, that looks super clean and smooth, your skills are amazing. :-) hm, maybe i wouldn't use the cutting method on my 35yo computer, as i guess it might lift the soldering pad from the pcb. btw, i think you can also use shaped soldering iron tips that heat up all pins at once
Hi , thank you for your support . I'm glad you found the video useful and hopefully it can help you out with your soldering projects in the future , thanks again and good luck 👍
Hi . Thanks for your comment. I've used method 4 many , many times over the years and it works perfectly safely . I've reused the IC's I've removed like this lots of times and never has one not worked . Sometimes a hot air gun applied to an IC can take way longer to remove the component than 2 irons , therefore applying excess heat to the IC and the surrounding area , where 2 irons doesn't do this . So I would say it's actually my preferred method out of the 2. Hope that helps , thanks again 👍
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . I'm glad you found the video useful , hopefully these methods can help a few people out . Thanks again , take care 👍
With the 4th method and help of God you can do many things without a heat gun. Thanxs 😁😅 I hope use this knowledge soon for in a repair at one motherboard
Hi . Thanks for watching the video , hopefully you found it useful and it can help you in the future. 2 soldering irons is a great method , in fact I posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the massive benefits of using 2 irons . I hope you get on ok and thanks again 👍
Hi , thank you for your comment. I use a Quick 861DA rework station . Quite expensive but a great piece of equipment . I've used cheaper models but this is well worth the money in my opinion. Hope that helps . Thanks again , take care 👍
Hi . Thank you for your comment, much appreciated . I'm glad you enjoyed the video and hopefully found it useful . I will post more videos when I get some time. Good luck with your projects and thanks again 👍
Is it okay to use a heatgun from a dremel gas soldering iron, or would that likely cause damage. On a tight budget and trying to replace a usb on a tablet
Hi , to be honest , I wouldn't know if your heatgun option would be safe , as it's something I've never tried personally . Hopefully you can work something out . Good luck with your project , thank you for watching , much appreciated.
Hi . Method 4 with 2 soldering irons is great . I never damage anything doing it this way and it protects the surrounding components because unlike a hot air gun you are not heating these parts up . In fact I've posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits of using 2 soldering irons . Thank you for watching , good luck 👍
Hi . The fluid was rework flux , SMFL200D . It's a great all round flux , I use it for all my new soldering and rework . It's about £11 for a 200ml spray can . I just spray some into a small pot and apply with the end of a Ty wrap. Hope that helps . Thank you👍
Awesome vids… I’ve watched many of them today! What’s the best size wick to buy for SMD, if only buying one size? 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, etc.? Also, what brand/kind of flux for SMD? I’m gonna buy 0.015” (.38mm) wire for SMD. Also, just use my old cheap Weller pen iron, and file some tips down sharp for SMD. I’ve been soldering regular sized thru-hole components on occasion for many years; but no experience with SMD… gonna practice with SMD soon.
Hi . Thanks for watching the videos , much appreciated. I generally prefer 1.5mm wide solder wick , anything smaller is hard to use , and the real wide stuff to me just doesn't suck the solder up as well . I've done a video on the flux I use ( SMFL200D ) which also covers some solder wicking . You will see the type and make of wick in this video . If you haven't seen it already it might be useful for you . You can also get 0.25mm solder ( BLT Circuits ) based in England , this is the size I love the most , especially good for real tiny work . Good luck 👍
Really nice methods. My problem is that some ICs have heat sink pads underneath that are also soldered to the board. Is there any other options besides hot air?
Hi . Hot air is really the only option when you have a heat pad under the device . I have heard people say you can heat the via's on the other side of the board connected to the heat pad and melt it that way but unless you can cut the pins on the device this isn't really an option . Hope that helps . Thank you for watching 👍
Hi , thank you for your comment. Normally when I do use the hot air method , if I'm worried about nearby parts , especially plastic connectors for example , I use adhesive backed silver tape , never Kapton tape as some people like to . Thanks again for watching and commenting 👍
Good advice with the tweezers under the legs- never thought of that and just gunned with the braid and a shed-tonne of flux. Lifting the legs gently really does help a lot!
hi there. is there some DESOLDERING flux at all which to help me desolder for example microusb port of phones or IC from some monitor power supply board? How many celsium to use on desoldering station hot air ? thanks
Hi . The flux I always use is called SMFL200D . It's a great flux , helps with soldering and desoldering . I have posted a video on UA-cam all about this flux which you may find useful . Good luck and thanks for watching 👍
Nice video. I was wondering probably one can also use the same trick to melt one column at one time and bend the pins on the unmelted side all at once.
Hi . Thanks for watching the video. Bending any pins when they are still attached to the pads is very risky , as it would be easy to lift these pads off the board . So I wouldn't recommend this really . Thanks again 👍
Hi . The only method where the IC is not reusable is the one where I cut all the legs off . The lifted leg one can have it's legs gently tweeked back into position and the 2 iron one would just need cleaning up a bit with solder braid . The hot air one is perfectly reusable as well. Thanks again for watching , much appreciated 👍
Hi. Thanks for the question. I am not a fan of desoldering pumps. I always use solder wick when I'm reworking so I would personally say no , they are not for me , but some people I guess like them.
Hi , thank you for your comment, much appreciated. I do like method 4 , in fact I use 2 irons for reworking quite often . I've also posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits of using 2 soldering irons, perfectly safe and less invasive sometimes than a hot air rework station . Thanks again , take care 👍
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed the video . If I can help a few people with their soldering that's great , that's why I started my UA-cam soldering channel. Thanks again and good luck with all your soldering projects 👍
you can also make a nozzle for the tip of a soldering iron from a thick copper wire to heat the contacts of the microcircuit at the same time from two sides
There's the TexMex method that I've used for removing flat pack IC with 100+ pins. Prep the leads by removing old solder / covers leads with flux. Run a small wire underneath the leads on the IC and attach one end of the wire to a large solder land that usually sits on the edge. Grab the other end pull up gently while heating the leads. Why this method? When you got a bootstrap situation (i.e. cheap employer, lack of money issue, manufacturing emergency). P>S. Give me a hot air station - the wire lift method takes practice.
Hi . This is why I love soldering . Everybody has different methods of doing things and then you can pick the one that suits you best . Thank you for your thoughts , much appreciated 👍
Hi . Yeah totally agree . Obviously the rework station is the best but for people who haven't got one of these but may have 2 irons this is the next best solution . Thank you for watching 👍
I got fired from a company because, although I knew what I was doing, I could not desolder and solder SMDs off of a board. I used the hot air gun. How do you prevent blowing the other SMD resistors and capacitors off of their pads when you used the hot air gun? Frank
Hi . Thank you for your comment. When I use the hot air rework station , generally I would protect the other parts around it with silver foil tape , this does 2 things . It protects delicate devices i.e plastic headers etc and will also stop 0402 or other size resistors or capacitors blowing away . I done a complete video in my early postings on UA-cam showing the benefits of the tape . Also I know if you have the air set to a really high speed this will make it more likely that you will blow smaller devices off from their pads. I've learnt what you can get away with when using a hot air gun but I would say use the foil tape . Hope that helps 👍
I've used all those methods over the years. The 'cut the legs' method I used on those very thin foldable pcb's. But the real problem of smd removal is when the components are glued down ... the clue is the little red spot. I have never managed to overcome this problem without destroying the component and damaging the pads.
Hi thank you for your comment , much appreciated . As this was a leaded solder board I use about 330 degrees on my irons . If it was lead free I would have used 360 to 375 degrees Celsius . Hope that helps , thanks again 👍
I concur. I’ve been an EE for 20+ years and have never seen the 2-iron method. Well done.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. 2 soldering irons is such a great option for some rework etc , in fact I love it so much I've posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits of using 2 irons in certain rework situations. Thanks again , take care 👍
That 4th option is really genius
Hi . Thank you . The 4th option is my favourite also . It really is so easy to do this with 2 Soldering irons , and is really safe.
I love using 2 irons for lots of my rework , in fact I also have posted a video totally showing the uses of 2 soldering irons . Everyone should get a 2nd iron. Thanks again👍
I'm just entering the soldering world and your tutorial really help me by a lot
Thanks for your hard works
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . I hope you get on ok with all of your soldering projects . If my videos can help you a little then I'm happy . Thanks again and good luck 🤞
Excellent methods illustrated if you haven't got a hot air station! VERY helpful. Thanks!!
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , really appreciated 👍
I followed your technique of slicing the pins with a razor and it WORKED!!
I was at a dead end. I could not desolder it directly.
Thanks!!
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . I'm glad the video helped you out , that's great to hear . Thanks again , take care 👍
Very nice videos and nice explanation in your channel! Very useful videos for learning soldering skills. Just about the solder wick I would say is better not to drag it on the pads but just tap it instead. In some cases, it could ruin the pads.
Good informative video
List of the methods shown
1. Hot air pencil
2. Cutting the IC pins
3. Lifting the individual pins one by one
4. Using two soldering irons
Hi , thank you for watching the video, very much appreciated 👍
Very gracious of you pass on these very real skill that come experience in the field. Gold.
Hi . Thank you for your comment much appreciated. If I can help anyone then I'm happy 👍
Some very good tips, having the right solder tip, flux, a steady hand and a microscope makes it look easy.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. Hopefully this just shows people an option they can use with the tools they have available ( not everyone has a hot air gun ) . I'm glad you enjoyed the video , thanks again 👍
Methods 1 and 4 are the most reasonable, I think. They're the most similar to the recomendations in the IPC 7711/7721. There are actually solder tips designed for this kind of removal as well. I wouldn't suggest using a blade near the board or putting your board through the stress of method 3.
This really helped thank you, I was trying to take ics off without a blower. This was a massive help
Thank you . Glad you found the video of use.
thanks for sharing! btw, at 8:32 how does the molten blob stick on to the tip of the iron and detached from the board like that? is that normal with regular iron? in my case lead just melts but sticks on to the pcb. does not come off like that
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated . If you have a pretty decent soldering iron tip you can pick up blobs of solder as I showed . It may take a couple of attempts but in the end the molten solder blob will choose the iron tip rather than the component pads to stick to . Keep trying , you will master it 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 thank you. does soldering iron matter?? what kind of tip do you recommend ? is the material of the tip important?
I do Marine repair and restore Muscle cars and I have done a ton of wiring, trying to learn electronics , I got one of those Radio Shack electronic kits to learn on. You my man just got a new subscriber that was totally cool and very well done you taught me a lot from one tech to another well done my man
Hi , thank you for your support of my channel , very much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoy the videos , hopefully they can help people out a little. Good luck with all your soldering projects , thanks again , take care 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 I am in the beginning process of restoring a vintage 424 Pioneer receiver its my test guinea pig I am replacing all the caps and flush and detox the pots I have no clue what I am doing I just ordered and original shop manual from Pioneers that is at least 40 years old. I have had the unit for a long time I am excited and a little afraid but videos like yours and others it helping alot 🙂thanks for the reply and support
Hi , good luck with your project , hopefully some of my videos can help you out 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 Thanks bud
Hi , no problems , all the best 👍
I like how easy you make it look. I ordered a rework station and I'm going to start practicing for skill building exercise. There's plenty of throw away items to practice on. Lol
You make it look so easy & good that you took your time so people new to this like me can follow easy enough.
I’ve just bought a hot air station which has temp & air flow. Im interested in eeprom chips 8 legged. Does your method 1 apply for me ?
You advise 360 temp but what about air flow ? My settings is 1-8
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. You should be able to do the component you mention , no problem.
My air ratings are different , mine go from 0 to 150 and to do this type of component I would normally have it on about 90 . So going by this figure you would probably need the air on about 4.
Sometimes if your struggling to get parts off it's worth upping the air and not the temperature , this can really work well.
Don't forget , if you have delicate plastic parts near by that could melt , protect them with silver foil adhesive tape ( I done on old UA-cam posting showing how good the silver tape works .
Hope that helps and good luck 👍
The 2 iron method is just magic, nice and helpful methods, great work
Hi . Thank you . Glad you find the 2 iron method great . Like I always say to people , do the way you like best , but in my particular case I just love the 2 soldering iron method , that's why I made a complete video on the uses of 2 irons . If someone likes to use 1 soldering iron to remove components then that's fine by me. Thanks again for your time , much appreciated ,👍
Thankyou very much for teaching us this skills...I dont go to an electronics school and i love electronics, and this videos are very apreciated to me. Gratings from Monterrey Mexico!
Hi , thank you for supporting my channel, very much appreciated. I'm very glad the videos have helped you , I will keep putting more videos on UA-cam when I get some time . Thanks again and good luck with all of your soldering projects, take care 👍
Wow bro thanks alot. With method 4 I fixed my sony DA777es for free. I had to swap the unused burrbrown dacs around in the digital board, it worked perfectly and now the sound of that dsp is backkkk :)
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . I'm glad the video was helpful , that's great to hear . Thanks again , take care 👍
Brilliant. I’m working on replacing my first SMD when the parts come in. Thank you for the primer on the different removal processes
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. I hope you get on ok with your soldering projects , take care 👍
Wow that 2 iron thing was a eye opener for me,never seen that before and it's just won you a new subscriber 👍👍👍
Hi . Thank you . I've done a complete video on the benefits of 2 irons (rework soldering video) , you should check it out , you'll be amazed on how good this method is . I've shown it to lots of people over the years and everyone loves it . Thanks again for your support 👍
Ditto.
Agree that alone got me to subscribe, going to look thru the video on the 2 irons right now.
Thanks much!
I used to have a gizmo for old DIP chips that did this from the other side of the board. It looked like a rows of staples that attached to your iron. You'd flip the board and heat from the bottom and the chip would fall out the other side.
If you have fast hands, you can do this with 1 iron and alternate, you got your second hand for a tweezer to remove the chip
Solderers need 3 hands to exist in this world, but the 2 soldering iron method of removal is the best thing I've heard for a long time.
Many thanks for the idea!
Hi , thank you for your support , much appreciated. I love the 2 soldering iron method so much that I posted a complete video on UA-cam showing some of the instances when 2 irons makes work so much easier . I have all the hot air stations etc needed to do soldering rework but at times 2 irons is so much better than a hot air station . Surrounding components for example can shift if your not careful when using hot air also plastic connectors can melt . Why protect all these when you can quickly rework with 2 irons . My best tip to anyone who solders is to get 2 irons . There are certain times when it's a godsend . Thanks again , good luck with all your soldering projects in the future 👍
Great video showing all the techniques. Appreciate it mate! for taking the time to make this video and helping others on the internet.
Hi , thank you for your comment much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video , if this helps a few people out it a bonus . Thank you for watching and I will be posting more videos when I get some time . Good luck 👍
Another interesting method we were taught in the 90's was as follows:-
1: Run a fine gauge wire down the back of one side of the IC pack and the inner facet of its pins - similar to the way a shuttle cock runs inside threads in a weaving loom.
2: Solder the tip of the wire to the last pin on the run.
3: Take the free end of the wire and while heating the pins, gently tease the wire outward and upwards.
4: Repeat this "teasing" movement along the length of one side of the IC package until all pins on the one side are free of the pads.
5: Repeat this same process for the other side of the IC pack.
6: Clean and prepare PCB accordingly for the new device.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. It's always good to hear of other methods , the more options people can see or hear about the better in my opinion . Thanks again 👍
Thanks for these tips. I hadn't considered two soldering irons before ☺
Hi , thank you for your comment, much appreciated. I like the 2 soldering iron method so much so that I posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits of using 2 irons. Maybe this video will be of interest to you ? Thanks again , take care 👍
Brilliant. Straight up engineering skills.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and hopefully found it useful . Thanks again , take care 👍
Thanks for sharing. Every tip you provide is extremely helpful to us beginners. Thank You and stay safe and well Artie 👍
Hi . Thank you for your comment , I'm glad the videos are proving useful . I have plenty more soldering related videos to film and show yet , I will do some more when I get some spare time . You too stay safe and thank you again for your support 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 thank you 😊
Hi , no problem , all the best 👍
great and I wana to know what loop or microscope you used for this video and for soldering and desoldering components?
Hi , thank you for your comment. I use a stereo long reach microscope for all of my detailed work , purchased from a company called GT Vision based in England , I have their own branded one . It's very much the one I would always go for as it allows you to pretty much get any size circuit board underneath it . Prices for these vary from a few hundred upto thousands but I've just got an average model that's plenty good enough . Hope that answers your question . Thanks again
Method no.2 is the one I’m going to try. Thanks.
Hi , thank you for watching the video . Good luck with all your soldering projects 👍
Thanks a lot. The switch on the board of my dishwasher was broken so I had to remove it. Yet I just couldn’t remove it.
Thanks to you, I swapped it with a new one and I don’t have to deal with the damn dishes anymore.
Hi , thank you for your comment. I'm glad the video was of use to you , it's great you fixed your dishwasher .
I will always add more soldering videos to my channel when I can .
Thanks again , well done 👍
1st and 4th methods are really good.Nice video
Hi , thank you for your comment, very much appreciated 👍
Very very thankful I thought I need to buy a hot air gun so now i've seen your video so looks like good to me
Hi , thank you for your comment . Hopefully your soldering projects all go well , I'm sure they will . Good luck and thanks again 👍
Good tutorial, thank you. Just for reference, how big is the ic in the video (L x W) in mm? Does these methods work for small ic (8 x 18 mm) with 2 x 10 pins?
Hi , thank you for your comment. The IC in the video measures 10mm by 4mm , but the 2 iron method I have used for IC's double this size with no problems . If you cant get all the pins to join ( they may be spread out more ) just place a piece of wire along both rows of pins and solder this way . I've done many other more recent removal videos on UA-cam with some amazing methods , they may be useful for you . Thank you 👍
what brand do you recommend for a hot air rework station
Hi , thank you for your question.
The station I have used for a few years is called a Quick 861DA . I really love it , I've done a small chat about it on a tools guide I posted about a month ago . It comes with 3 angled nozzles and I can't speak highly enough of it . There's also a version called a Quick 861DW , this comes with 3 straight nozzles and is also great . Not cheap , about £300 but I'm sure there's second hand ones out there somewhere. Hope that helps , thanks again , take care 👍
I'm curious what temperature you run your soldering irons at? Always enjoy your videos and definitely learn something every time, thank you.
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . Generally if I'm using leaded solder I use roughly 330 degrees Celsius and for lead free solder I up the temperature to about 360 - 375 degrees Celsius . I may vary these slightly if for example you have a large ground plain but usually these mentioned temperatures would suffice . Hope that helps , thanks again 👍
Hi.
Great video, as usual.
What aluminum tape do you use to protect other components when using a rework heat gun? And.. you mentioned you don’t normally use the tape when there aren’t plastics around. Would you say I would be wasting my time putting up alum tape around components of 32 IC chip? Or it’s worth my while?
Just used a variation of your method 4 to remove a sop 8 ic. Blob of solder on both sides to connect the leads, use a large chisel tip iron, then alternate back and forth heating the solder on both sides until they melt and the ic slides off. I imagine it would have been easier with two irons, but only had one and didn't take hardly any time. I can't recommend a good flux paste though; without my solder was sticking everywhere it could.
Cheers
Hi , thank you for watching the video , much appreciated. The way you have done it is a perfectly ok way , lots of people do it this way , even I have , but it just makes it a little easier and safer with 2 soldering irons . Thanks again , take care 👍
Thanks for the excellent tutorials. On another channel the guy removing a component said that using a hot air gun might damage the VIAs on the board if you're not careful and use too much heat. I suppose you make sure you keep circulating the hot air around until the solder melts(?)
Two soldering irons ! Genius !
Hi . Thanks for watching the video, much appreciated. I've done a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits of using 2 soldering irons , various examples are shown . It is the best method for lots of rework situations etc , all is shown in this video . Might be worth checking it out sometime . Thanks again 👍
You're helping me repair my Crosley. Sucks I plugged in the wrong adapter lol, but it has this same chip and it's blown. Thank you
Hi , thank you for watching the video . Glad you found it useful and hopefully it can help you out . Good luck and thanks again 👍
I just love the method 2. Thank you.
Hi . Thank you for watching the video, and your comment , glad you enjoyed it , much appreciated 👍
Brilliant! What flux do you use? It seems to work great with braid
Great video. My first experience doing this was with qfps in 1989. I was taught the "cut each leg" technique.
Hi , thank you for your comment and support of my channel , very kind of you . If my videos help a few people out then that's great . Thanks again , take care 👍
Thank you for this video, really helpful.
What temperature are you settling for the iron solutions ?
Best Regards,
Didier
Hi . Thank you for your comment 👍 When I use the 2 soldering iron solution they are both set to 340 - 350 degrees . This does no damage at all to components if done correctly . In fact I have done a complete video on the benefits of 2 soldering irons for rework , it's a great method . The hot air rework station is generally set to between 330 and 375 degrees. Hope that helps , thanks again .
Thank you for your prompt reply, this will help me a lot. I was used to use lead free and this temperature is bellow 300. Now I know why it was so difficult to remove the chip.
Hi . When you do lead free you need about 350 . Leaded solder will generally be ok at 325 degrees 🙂
@@mrsolderfix3996 what is your air speed set to in percentage?
Hi . In this video the hot air rework air speed was set to about 100 . I do use higher if I'm doing a large QFN or QFP for example , likewise if I'm doing a tiny IC I will lower the air sometimes down to 30. I use a Quick 861DA rework station . Thanks again for your comment , much appreciated 👍
the 2 soldering iron technique was great! THANK YOU!
Hi , thank you . Glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful 👍
Great video!
I was thinking of using the 4th method to desolder a few TSSOP ICs in order to reuse them on another board, so I was wondering, does this method generally damage the ICs?
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated . This method is perfectly safe for the IC's , if it comes off like I have shown . I have removed thousands over the years with hot air stations ( sometimes set to 450 degrees Celsius )and also the 2 soldering irons method and have never had an issue when I have reused them . So quick answer is take it off as shown , clean it up and reuse it . Hope that helps , thanks again 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 Thank you so much, that will definitely help!
Hi , no problem , hope you get on ok . Thanks for watching 👍
What kind of flux is it that you use? I think I have a lot to learn on the flux aspect.
Hi . Thank you for the question. The flux I always use is called SMFL Rework Solder Flux , code is SMFL200D . Comes in a spray can , but I squirt some into a small container. It's a great non corrosive flux so can be left on the board but I always clean off. About £10 for 200ml can . Hope that helps , thanks again.
What method would you use on a high pin count QFP? Say, 80 or 100 pins.
Hi , if I was removing a QFP with 100 or even more pins I would flux round the pins then use a hot air rework station to remove it . I have seen people on UA-cam use a substance called Chip Quik to remove these large IC's but the hot air method is definitely the way I would do it . I normally use a temperature of about 370 degrees centigrade. I will be posting a video on UA-cam in a couple of weeks showing how I remove certain components including a large QFP . Hope that helps , take care 👍
Can you recommend a magnification tool? What about the size of your solding iron tip? Thank for the cool very nice videos....
Hi , the common magnification tool that lots of people use is ( model number 8087046 (LA8093LEDRS/EUK ) . This is a simple aid that sits on your desk and does a decent job , comes complete with built in LED ring light.
I use a stereo long reach microscope , purchased from GT Vision ( England ) , their own branded one . Great scope enables me to do any microscopic work and because it has a long arm you can put very large boards underneath no problem.
I always use for fine pitch work a small conical tip for my iron . Sometimes I would use a large chisel tip for obviously large components and these are generally all you need for the majority of soldering issues.
Hope that helps , thanks for watching 👍
When desoldering use 2 soldering irons! Absolutely the best way.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. Hopefully out of these 4 methods everyone can find an option that works for them . Thanks again 👍
Oooh I like that fourth way with the two solder irons! Unfortunately I don't have 2.. But I thought of a combination of method 3 and 4. How about putting a lot of solder on one side so all the pins are connected together, then put a solder iron on that side and when the solder is melted, use tweezers to slightly lift up that side. The pins on the other side would bend slightly but you can straighten them later. Then wick off the added solder on the first side so that those pins are now off the board and then you can do the other side, adding a lot of solder to those pins on that other side so that they are all connected together and use the iron to melt that big blob and then use tweezers to lift the chip off the board. This is just a theory and it may not work in practice but I'm just wondering if this method would be any good.
Hi , thank you for watching the video , much appreciated. Your theory may well work , but I wouldn't recommend it for a tiny IC as the 2 rows are so close together so will put big stress on the row that isn't lifted to start with. But it would be a lot safer on a wide bodied IC.
It's good for us all to have lots of options so we can always find one that works for us without having to get lots of expensive equipment . Thanks again and good luck with any soldering projects 👍
Just Sunscribed. I have always been performing the pin lift method. I never considered cutting the pins if the IC is dead, so why save the pins? I have a repair to make on some 24 pin differential line receivers. I will give this "snip" technique a try.
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . I'm glad you found the video useful , hopefully it can help a few people out . Thanks again , take care 👍
And another Great video Mate!!!Thank you so much!:) I love the 4th method!
Hi , thank you for your support , much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video , I use the 4th method quite a bit , as if done correctly it's perfectly safe and you can reuse the IC once cleaned up . The idea of this video was to show no matter what tools you have there's a choice to suit everyone . Thanks again 👍
You make it look so effortless! When I do it… such a mess 😂😂😂😂
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , very much appreciated 👍
Method 4 is probably going to help me thanks for the tip !
Hi . Thank you for watching . Method 4 is my favourite method and it works really well . I made a whole video on the benefits of 2 soldering irons that's how much I love this method. Thanks again , good luck 👍
Thanks a well presented video that works. Maybe I should ask if they will still work, I always believed heat like that would destroy an IC
Hi , thank you for your comment, much appreciated. I've taken hundreds of IC's off with the hot air + 2 iron methods . When I've had to reuse some of them they have always worked . They can take the heat . Hope that helps , thanks again 👍
Very instructive, bravo ! from France
Hi . Thank you for your comment . I'm glad you enjoyed the video , much appreciated 👍
very effective - and no chip quick low melt solder needed
Hi , thank you for your comment , very much appreciated . My favourite one , the 2 soldering iron method is really amazingly simple . So effective for lots of situations , in fact I've posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits and ease of 2 irons . Very safe Method if done correctly and no need for expensive chip quick + hot air rework stations . Thanks again and good luck 👍
Good to see I wasn't the oddball doing such things without thousands worth of equipment. Two irons are always ready on my bench.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. I love the idea of 2 irons , in fact I've posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits of using 2 irons . Thanks again 👍
I think you're the Bob Ross of soldering
Hi , thank you for your comment, much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoy the videos , I will be posting more when I can , it's nice to know they are appreciated. Thanks again 👍
You are good at this!
I have lots of vintage electronics to fix.
I messed up on an IC Marantz amp. (sucked the contacts off the row for the Stk0040's)
I will learn more, before I do more.
Thanks for these "tricks of the trade".
How long have been a craftsman?
Thanks champ….now i can remove SMTs that i messed up with solder.
Hi , thank you for your support , much appreciated . I'm glad you found the video of use . I will post more when I get some spare time , thanks again and good luck with all your projects 👍
You can place a thick copper wire bent in the rectangle shape around the chip and on the terminals ,now add some solder and apply soldering iron for heating,it will melt all the terminals together and you can lift the chip easily.
Hi , thank you for your comment. A better way of doing this method is actually forming the shape of the IC with wire and directly attaching it to your solder tip . Less potential for the wire loop slipping as it's firmly attached to the tip . Then like the other method lay it on the IC add solder around joints and hopefully will lift off cleanly . For large 208 pin IC's I wouldn't do these 2 methods as will be really difficult to heat that amount of tiny pads at once , risking loose pads etc.
Chip quik is another option that's pretty good . Thanks again 👍
man, that looks super clean and smooth, your skills are amazing. :-)
hm, maybe i wouldn't use the cutting method on my 35yo computer, as i guess it might lift the soldering pad from the pcb.
btw, i think you can also use shaped soldering iron tips that heat up all pins at once
Hi , thank you for your comment, very much appreciated 👍
Excellent video!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
Hi , thank you for your support of my channel and your comment , much appreciated 👍
Great techniques I learned a lot watching this
Hi , thank you for your support . I'm glad you found the video useful and hopefully it can help you out with your soldering projects in the future , thanks again and good luck 👍
This is a very helpful video. Thanks for posting.
Hi , thank you for your comment, I'm glad you found the video useful , take care and thanks again 👍
Thanks for a great video. But isn’t too much heat applied on ic when using option 4?
Hi . Thanks for your comment. I've used method 4 many , many times over the years and it works perfectly safely . I've reused the IC's I've removed like this lots of times and never has one not worked . Sometimes a hot air gun applied to an IC can take way longer to remove the component than 2 irons , therefore applying excess heat to the IC and the surrounding area , where 2 irons doesn't do this . So I would say it's actually my preferred method out of the 2. Hope that helps , thanks again 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 thank you very much for reply.
No problem 👍
I like your method #4!
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . I'm glad you found the video useful , hopefully these methods can help a few people out . Thanks again , take care 👍
Great content. The hand of experience. Respect sir
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , your support is very much appreciated 👍
4th option I am going to definitely try instead of using the airgun!
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With the 4th method and help of God you can do many things without a heat gun. Thanxs 😁😅 I hope use this knowledge soon for in a repair at one motherboard
Hi . Thanks for watching the video , hopefully you found it useful and it can help you in the future. 2 soldering irons is a great method , in fact I posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the massive benefits of using 2 irons . I hope you get on ok and thanks again 👍
Great video, what hot air station are you using?
Hi , thank you for your comment. I use a Quick 861DA rework station . Quite expensive but a great piece of equipment . I've used cheaper models but this is well worth the money in my opinion. Hope that helps . Thanks again , take care 👍
Good, best explanation, thanks for your hard work and sharing with us
Hi . Thank you for your comment, much appreciated . I'm glad you enjoyed the video and hopefully found it useful . I will post more videos when I get some time. Good luck with your projects and thanks again 👍
Is it okay to use a heatgun from a dremel gas soldering iron, or would that likely cause damage. On a tight budget and trying to replace a usb on a tablet
Hi , to be honest , I wouldn't know if your heatgun option would be safe , as it's something I've never tried personally . Hopefully you can work something out . Good luck with your project , thank you for watching , much appreciated.
Method 4 was new and never seen like this.
Hi . Method 4 with 2 soldering irons is great . I never damage anything doing it this way and it protects the surrounding components because unlike a hot air gun you are not heating these parts up . In fact I've posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits of using 2 soldering irons . Thank you for watching , good luck 👍
What fuid did u use in first method before blowing hot air?
Hi . The fluid was rework flux , SMFL200D . It's a great all round flux , I use it for all my new soldering and rework . It's about £11 for a 200ml spray can . I just spray some into a small pot and apply with the end of a Ty wrap. Hope that helps . Thank you👍
Awesome vids… I’ve watched many of them today!
What’s the best size wick to buy for SMD, if only buying one size? 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, etc.?
Also, what brand/kind of flux for SMD?
I’m gonna buy 0.015” (.38mm) wire for SMD. Also, just use my old cheap Weller pen iron, and file some tips down sharp for SMD.
I’ve been soldering regular sized thru-hole components on occasion for many years; but no experience with SMD… gonna practice with SMD soon.
Hi . Thanks for watching the videos , much appreciated.
I generally prefer 1.5mm wide solder wick , anything smaller is hard to use , and the real wide stuff to me just doesn't suck the solder up as well .
I've done a video on the flux I use ( SMFL200D ) which also covers some solder wicking . You will see the type and make of wick in this video . If you haven't seen it already it might be useful for you . You can also get 0.25mm solder ( BLT Circuits ) based in England , this is the size I love the most , especially good for real tiny work . Good luck 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 Thanks for the tips!! I'll check out your Flux video!
Thanks for these methodes, very effectives, the last one is tricky 👍
Hi . Thank you for your comment , much appreciated . I love the last method and with a tiny bit of practice it's not to bad to master . Good luck 👍
Great tips every one of them, thanks for sharing.
Hi , thank you for all your support. I am glad you enjoy the videos, if they can help anyone then I'm happy. Thanks again 👍
Really nice methods. My problem is that some ICs have heat sink pads underneath that are also soldered to the board. Is there any other options besides hot air?
Hi . Hot air is really the only option when you have a heat pad under the device .
I have heard people say you can heat the via's on the other side of the board connected to the heat pad and melt it that way but unless you can cut the pins on the device this isn't really an option .
Hope that helps . Thank you for watching 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 thank you
👍😉😃😀 1st and last method is the best.
In 1st method use surrounding area masking tape to protect other components and get best results.
Hi , thank you for your comment. Normally when I do use the hot air method , if I'm worried about nearby parts , especially plastic connectors for example , I use adhesive backed silver tape , never Kapton tape as some people like to . Thanks again for watching and commenting 👍
Thank you for these Genius ways to do this... WOW!!!
Hi , thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and hopefully found it useful . Thanks again , take care 👍
Good advice with the tweezers under the legs- never thought of that and just gunned with the braid and a shed-tonne of flux. Lifting the legs gently really does help a lot!
Hi , thank you for your comment, very much appreciated. I'm glad you found the video useful 👍
hi there.
is there some DESOLDERING flux at all which to help me desolder for example microusb port of phones or IC from some monitor power supply board?
How many celsium to use on desoldering station hot air ?
thanks
Hi . The flux I always use is called SMFL200D . It's a great flux , helps with soldering and desoldering . I have posted a video on UA-cam all about this flux which you may find useful . Good luck and thanks for watching 👍
Thanks for the demonstration
Hi , thank you for your comment , glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Nice video. I was wondering probably one can also use the same trick to melt one column at one time and bend the pins on the unmelted side all at once.
Hi . Thanks for watching the video. Bending any pins when they are still attached to the pads is very risky , as it would be easy to lift these pads off the board . So I wouldn't recommend this really . Thanks again 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 Thanks for the reminder! That's indeed true. By the way, for the methods you have employed, are the chips reusable after removal?
Hi . The only method where the IC is not reusable is the one where I cut all the legs off . The lifted leg one can have it's legs gently tweeked back into position and the 2 iron one would just need cleaning up a bit with solder braid . The hot air one is perfectly reusable as well. Thanks again for watching , much appreciated 👍
Would a single shot solder pump be any use at all?
Hi. Thanks for the question. I am not a fan of desoldering pumps. I always use solder wick when I'm reworking so I would personally say no , they are not for me , but some people I guess like them.
I've employed #4 to success.
Hi , thank you for your comment, much appreciated. I do like method 4 , in fact I use 2 irons for reworking quite often . I've also posted a complete video on UA-cam showing the benefits of using 2 soldering irons, perfectly safe and less invasive sometimes than a hot air rework station . Thanks again , take care 👍
Fantastic useful and generous. Highly professional Big thank you
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed the video . If I can help a few people with their soldering that's great , that's why I started my UA-cam soldering channel. Thanks again and good luck with all your soldering projects 👍
Congratulations !!!! Excellent systems !!! Thank you !!!
Hi , thank you for your comment. Hopefully these methods can help a few people out with their soldering issues. Thanks again , take care 👍
you can also make a nozzle for the tip of a soldering iron from a thick copper wire to heat the contacts of the microcircuit at the same time from two sides
Never seen #3 or #4 before. Cool!
Hi . Thank you , glad you found the video useful 👍
Would it work with a big solderblob moving arround on top of the IC ?
There's the TexMex method that I've used for removing flat pack IC with 100+ pins. Prep the leads by removing old solder / covers leads with flux. Run a small wire underneath the leads on the IC and attach one end of the wire to a large solder land that usually sits on the edge. Grab the other end pull up gently while heating the leads. Why this method? When you got a bootstrap situation (i.e. cheap employer, lack of money issue, manufacturing emergency). P>S. Give me a hot air station - the wire lift method takes practice.
Hi . This is why I love soldering . Everybody has different methods of doing things and then you can pick the one that suits you best . Thank you for your thoughts , much appreciated 👍
Method no 4 is very good after REWORK STATION.
Hi . Yeah totally agree . Obviously the rework station is the best but for people who haven't got one of these but may have 2 irons this is the next best solution . Thank you for watching 👍
Great tips, thanks!
Hi . Thank you , glad you found the video useful 👍
I got fired from a company because, although I knew what I was doing, I could not desolder and solder SMDs off of a board. I used the hot air gun. How do you prevent blowing the other SMD resistors and capacitors off of their pads when you used the hot air gun?
Frank
Hi . Thank you for your comment. When I use the hot air rework station , generally I would protect the other parts around it with silver foil tape , this does 2 things . It protects delicate devices i.e plastic headers etc and will also stop 0402 or other size resistors or capacitors blowing away . I done a complete video in my early postings on UA-cam showing the benefits of the tape . Also I know if you have the air set to a really high speed this will make it more likely that you will blow smaller devices off from their pads. I've learnt what you can get away with when using a hot air gun but I would say use the foil tape . Hope that helps 👍
I've used all those methods over the years. The 'cut the legs' method I used on those very thin foldable pcb's. But the real problem of smd removal is when the components are glued down ... the clue is the little red spot. I have never managed to overcome this problem without destroying the component and damaging the pads.
Good video sir excellent presentation
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , very much appreciated 👍
Hi, what temperature is the soldering iron?
Hi thank you for your comment , much appreciated . As this was a leaded solder board I use about 330 degrees on my irons . If it was lead free I would have used 360 to 375 degrees Celsius . Hope that helps , thanks again 👍