Desoldering
Background information
Not to be confused with Hot air desoldering, Desoldering is the process of removing the solder around an object to allow you to remove it from the PCB.
What tools you will need
Items are not listed in any particular order
Required
- Adjustable temperature Soldering iron
- Desoldering wick
- flux
- fume extractor
- 99% isopropyl alcohol
- lint free cotton buds(q-tips)
- Non-magnetic Tweezer set
- soldering wire
Optional but useful
- flat ended soldering iron tip
- disposable gloves
- digital microscope
- positable light
- Squeeze bottle
- Heat-resistant mat
- Set of soldering iron tips
- Heat-resistant helping hands
- Non-magnetic Tweezer set
- Soldering iron holder
- soldering iron tip cleaner
Uses of this skill
- 1. Chip-off
- 2. Replacing broken/damaged wire connections
- 3. Replacing damaged components
- Reference 1: desoldering guide steps 14-22
Step-by-step guide with images
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Flow chart of order of operations
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Troubleshooting/tips and tricks
Fixes to any common issues that were encountered or could be easily encountered
Q: The soldering surounding the thing I want to desolder takes forever to melt
A: The board is likely absorbing the heat from the soldering iron, heating up the board as a whole is recommended to overcome the board's heat dissipation capacity.
Heat board to around 100 degrees/37.77c - 150 degrees/65.55c through the use of a board preheater.(not exact numbers just personal preference, experience as it heats the board enough without causing heat damage to other areas or melting other solder.)
Related Topics
Topics such as desoldering to chip off or firmware dumping for disk PCB repairs
Further reading
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