[vcf-midatlantic] Chip Salvage
Dave McGuire
mcguire at neurotica.com
Sat Apr 17 03:23:22 UTC 2021
On 4/16/21 8:28 PM, Duane Craps via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> 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?
I've done this, with both a blowtorch and a hot air gun. Both many
years ago when I was a kid. I strongly recommend against the torch;
lots of nasty fumes, and it's much easier to control the applied heat
with an air gun.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
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