1mb x 1 memory chips for printers

From: Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se>
Date: Fri May 4 20:02:43 2001

Russ Blakeman skrev:

>Sounds like what he needs is the IR desolderer I used when I worked last
>Xmas for Jabil Circuits in Louisville - it looks like an oversized
>microscope and you aim the light source on the part you want to remove and
>watch the TV display (magnified view) for when the solder drops out from
>becoming soft. Pull the part and set the board to the side. Strange thing is
>that it affects the solder, not the chip. I don't think he wants to spend
>around $10k for a desoldering tool that would mostly just impress people.

A friend of mine uses a hot air gun of some kind. Not as elegant as the IR
solution, I suppose, but much cheaper (though much more expensive than your
bog-standard soldering iron). At least he seems content with it.

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Received on Fri May 04 2001 - 20:02:43 BST

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