Re: gEDA-user: hotplate DEsoldering

[Dave N6NZ <n6nz@xxxxxxxx>]

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



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