Comments on: Heat Gun Homebrew SMT Rework Tutorial

By: openschemes

openschemes — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:54:00 +0000

Thanks for the tips – that reducing nozzle sounds like just the thing. The one we used didn’t come with any nozzles but I bet they’re an easy pickup at your local big box hardware store. Good luck!

By: Fuming Solder

Fuming Solder — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:50:57 +0000

Speaking of collateral damage – I would totally cover that battery holder made of low-temp melting ABS! I mean, you got lucky you did not damage it, just the cap, but it would have been much more difficult to fix if you did. Also, I’d use a reducer nozzle for that heat gun. Check in the box the gun came in, there are usually a few nozzles thrown in, even with the cheapest guns. There’s usually a flat one for burning/scraping off paint, and it should do OK to better control the direction of the flow. Anyways, the guys at the Electronics Repair group here http://www.electrondepot.com/repair/ would have a field day with this technique

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