[vcf-midatlantic] Chip Salvage

Jameel Akari jakari at bithose.com
Sat Apr 17 00:36:12 UTC 2021


I have, many years ago. Not recommended for your health.  Maybe I shouldn’t have done it in the basement...

Yes, heat gun or hot-air rework tool if you wanted to try today, I think. 

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Jameel Akari 

> On Apr 16, 2021, at 8:29 PM, Duane Craps via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
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> Group,
> 
> I remember reading a article many years ago, I think it was in BYTE, about salvaging IC's from discarded Printed Circuit Boards by using a chip puller and a torch on the back. Has anyone actually done this? I guess now you could try with a hot air gun?
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> DuaneCraps
> sdɐɹɔ ǝuɐnp



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