Re: Removing glued SMDs

On 29 Jan 2025 at 12:29:57 GMT, "legg" <legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote:

On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:41:20 +0100, HW <none@no.no> wrote:
 

On some boards, the SMD components are glued down prior to wave
soldering.
 
What is the best method for removing these parts, preferably without
damage?

 
Unaware of one.
 
Remove to replace only.
 
RL

Expensive or proprietory chips are regularly removed from donor boards with a
mixture of hot air, flux and perhaps LMP solder, for reuse. But I agree no one
is going to reuse a resistor or capacitor.

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Roger Hayter