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

From: David Woyciesjes <DAW_at_yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
Date: Tue Jun 25 13:12:49 2002

> > >>Dave W---
> > >> Personally, I like the idea of cooking it all off over a high
> > >>flame... 8-)
>
> > >From: Chris <mythtech_at_mac.com>
> > >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)
>
> "Dwight K. Elvey" wrote:
> > I've not tried it but I'm told that peanut oil works
> > well.
> > Dwight
>
> From: Marvin Johnston
>
> 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 :).
>
>
        Awww, why not? :) I'm curious...

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