Is that item really all that better than an iron and solder sucker?
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Decided to try my hand at recapping. Guidence needed!
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For SMD components, I think so. You just blast the area around the cap (careful not to hold the heat in any one spot too long) and then pick it up with tweezers.
It's also very good for heatshrink, removing glue on PCBs, heating up general areas of a PCB to make soldering/removing components easier, etc.
It's also very good for heatshrink, removing glue on PCBs, heating up general areas of a PCB to make soldering/removing components easier, etc.
Ok, I'm assuming I can still use my solder sucker to clean up the old solder after heated with the air gun?
Not quite sure good sir. After the hot air desolder, I just used solder wick like in the video. I didn't need a solder sucker.
If you're interested, here is my build thread with lots of pictures. Motherboard work begins towards the end of the first page:
https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/26444-fpu-and-scsi2sd-for-lc550/
If you're interested, here is my build thread with lots of pictures. Motherboard work begins towards the end of the first page:
https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/26444-fpu-and-scsi2sd-for-lc550/
Just wanted to update this. I've now got three successful recaps under my belt and they all went well. I highly recommend giving it a shot if you're thinking about doing it. It's a slight pain in the ass, but well worth it and hardly impossible to do.
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How do you do it without a soldering iron? I definitely used one! Lol
Ah, lol. Gotchya.
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