Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!husc6!ogccse!littlei!donk!jimsp From: jimsp@donk.UUCP (jimsp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Desoldering Chips Message-ID: <360@donk.UUCP> Date: 9 Aug 89 21:45:50 GMT References: <1846@uceng.UC.EDU> Reply-To: jimsp@.UUCP ( James Spears) Organization: DTE, Intel Corporation; Hillsboro, OR Lines: 14 In article <1846@uceng.UC.EDU> schriste@uceng.UC.EDU (steven v christensen) writes: > I recently came into possession of about 10 IBM PC-type >boards, which are chok' full of nice standard TTL and CMOS chips >(74xx and the like) that I would LOVE to de-solder and use in >my own projects. I picked up this trick from my high school shop instructor years ago. If all you want are the chips, and the board is expendable. put the pc board in a vice, grab the chip with pliers, and heat the back side of the board with a propane torch. CAUTION THE FUMES FROM THE BOARD ARE TOXIC DO THIS IN A WELL VENTILLATED AREA!!!!!!.