Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!strom@brl-bmd From: strom%brl-bmd@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm Subject: Desoldering techniques Message-ID: <16914@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-Feb-84 18:15:57 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.16914 Posted: Thu Feb 23 18:15:57 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 2-Mar-84 13:06:45 EST Lines: 7 From: Charlie Strom (NYU)Ypu brought up a pet subject of mine - namely the best technique to use to remove IC's from pc boards. I have tried a large number of alternatives and have finally decided that a heated iron with a vacuum source is the best tool for such purposes, but I'm always open to suggestions and new ideas. Any comments?