14 Nov
2005
14 Nov
'05
6:17 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 11/14/2005 at 9:32 AM Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
True, but it is no less risky than normal cooking with oil - plus it'd
give a much more even heat than a torch. Might give that a try sometime.
Cooking oil is probably cheaper than torch gas too :)
My only caution would be that gold/ceramic ICs tend to have markings
printed on with an ink that detergent will remove quite nicely (made
that mistake once when cleaning a PCB, won't be doing it again :) Other
components seem to survive such cleanings quite happily though.
cheers
Jules
I've used peanut oil and a fry pan. Then wash
the
parts in detergent to remove the oil. You need to wear
gloves and goggles as safety gear. Hot peanut oil
in your eye is not something I'd like to even think about.
Make sure that the assembler didn't bend the corner leads
of the ICs. If they did, you'll need to straighten them
before the oil, using a soldering iron.
It just seems to me that the oil method is a little more
controlled than a torch.
That's downright scary--oil fires are nasty. And burns from oil that hot
(I've had them from cooking) take a long time to heal.