8 Jan
2010
8 Jan
'10
6:10 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 1:03 AM
Subject: Re: desoldering problems and technique (and amiga 2000 mod)
On 8 Jan 2010 at 0:09, Mark G. Thomas wrote:
How many people here do soldering (using lead solder) indoors with no way of
getting the smoke out of the house?
I've actually found that a a torch on one
side of the board and
a pair of pliers on the other is an excellent way of removing many
components, no soldering iron involved, since the torch makes it easy
to heat all the pins of an IC or connector simultaneously.
Of course, the board doesn't end up in such good shape...
...and your respiratory system might end up in the same shape unless
you do this sort of thing outdoors and upwind or with forced air
ventilation in your work area. Those resins that boil out of the PCB
are pretty nasty. I can't comment on the lead content of the vapors
either.
Just be careful.
--Chuck