Same. It’s been a lifesaver and a confidence booster because I know I can more easily recover from mistakes.
Comment on Neat trick for desoldering many-pin components
lxpw@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I picked up a Hakko desoldering gun many years ago to save me from this. It was pricey (~$300), but has been worth it over the years.
deksesuma@beehaw.org 1 year ago
naonintendois@programming.dev 1 year ago
This trick might be more useful for people who are budget constrained. In the past I’ve resorted to cutting the plastic between the headers (making them unusable), so this is a nice alternative without the need for another tool. If budget wasn’t an issue I’d likely buy a much nicer iron and an extra wide knife-style tip.
Saigonauticon@voltage.vn 1 year ago
Haha, I’ve done that too. However sometimes it rips the pads off or otherwise damages the vias. So instead I cut them along the other axis (parallel to the PCB), then remove the remaining nibs.
These days I mostly use a hot air rework station though. In my city this is integrated with many soldering stations on the market, for maybe an extra 10$. I think mine is Yihua brand, it’s quite OK.