Dying VaxStation 4000 VLC - help?

From: Mark Tapley <mtapley_at_swri.edu>
Date: Tue Nov 26 08:36:00 2002

Peter Wallace wrote:

>Now I take some 1/32 copper sheet, and bend it into a 'U'
>shaped piece that fits loosely over the SMD part, contacting both solder
>lands. With this tip in the Weller iron, and adequate flux and solder to make
>good thermal contact with the part and card, its easy to remove the part.

This sounds neat. But I don't understand yet - you screw the copper "U"
into the end of a tip which itself then screws into the end of the iron?

                                                - Mark
Received on Tue Nov 26 2002 - 08:36:00 GMT