Re: gEDA-user: Surface mounted circuits in hobby projects

[Ethan Swint <eswint.ramu@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve Underwood wrote:
> away the surplus solder in seconds. Creating a huge continuous blob of 
> solder around the four side is the strategy for removing a QFP. 
>   
The way I like to remove QFPs (assuming that they're dead) is with a bit 
of bare AWG30 behind the pins.  Run the wire between pins and package, 
anchor one end through a via, pull on the free end and the chip will 
'unzip' as you move down the edge with a big iron.

-Ethan


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