Circuit board parts removal [was: Bulk Tape... / 486Linux...]

From: Marvin Johnston <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Tue Jun 25 12:54:47 2002

"Dwight K. Elvey" wrote:
> >From: Chris <mythtech_at_mac.com>
> >> Personally, I like the idea of cooking it all off over a high
> >>flame... 8-)
> >Mmmmm... Bar-B-Que'd Pentium... tasty with a bit of A-1 sauce! (of
> >course, if you want BBQ Pentium, just pull the heat sink and fan and let
> >it cook itself)

> I've not tried it but I'm told that peanut oil works
> well.
> Dwight

The problem with peanut oil is that it deteriorates rapidly at higher
temperatures. It *was* used for fusing the tin-lead plating on circuit
boards into solder, but it has been replaced with other oils that are
MUCH more stable at higher temperatures. I used to fuse boards at about
450F, and it would take about 45 seconds or so to start discoloring the
board.

We won't talk about the smoke generated on the kitchen stove when I
first tried it :).
Received on Tue Jun 25 2002 - 12:54:47 BST

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