DJ Delorie wrote: > I just had an occasion to remove a bunch of SMT parts from a proto > board (so they can be moved to the production board). I used the > hotplate, because many of them had solder under the part, not next to.
What are you using for a hot plate? The SparkFun site talks about using a cheap US$20 hot plate from Target. They mention uneven heating. A friend who happens to be a Mech E with a specialty in heat transfer suggested using one of the "liquid filled" hot plates, which are more expensive, but have a hollow core filled with oil or something that distributes the heat more evenly by convection. I haven't tried hot plate, yet. -dave _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
