I'm just getting into soldering specifically to do this mod actually - I am using my dad's older soldering equipment, but with some new smaller tips - however I don't have access to a hot air tool. Every tutorial of this mod, or any surface mount chip removal/reinstall, uses the hot air tools - is it an actual necessity? Or can it be done with a soldering iron? And if so, how? Can you just add more flux and solder to the joints and get it super liquid, and lift the chip?
I'm just getting into soldering specifically to do this mod actually - I am using my dad's older soldering equipment, but with some new smaller tips - however I don't have access to a hot air tool.
Every tutorial of this mod, or any surface mount chip removal/reinstall, uses the hot air tools - is it an actual necessity? Or can it be done with a soldering iron? And if so, how? Can you just add more flux and solder to the joints and get it super liquid, and lift the chip?
Can you share your hot air equipment?
I really would Like a Black/Gold one to Build but atm no cheap/broken gba to find in my region 😅
Ceramic caps don't have polarity.