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