Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!iuvax!ndcheg!uceng!schriste
From: schriste@uceng.UC.EDU (steven v christensen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Desoldering Chips
Message-ID: <1846@uceng.UC.EDU>
Date: 8 Aug 89 02:08:01 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati, College of Engg.
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Dear net.land

	I recently came into possession of about 10 IBM PC-type
boards, which are chok' full of nice standard TTL and CMOS chips
(74xx and the like) that I would LOVE to de-solder and use in
my own projects.

	My problem is that I have a little whimpy soldering iron, and
I am not quite quick enough to heat all the pins up at the same time to
remove the chip. I tried a solder-sucker, but that leaves just enough
solder to firmly hold the chip.

	It would seem to me that I need some attachment to the iron which
would sit on all the pins and heat them all to let me remove the chips.

	Does one of these gizmo's exist? I have scoured the catalogs
I have and have not found one. Anyone have any suggestions?

	Thanks,
		Steven Christensen
		schriste@uceng.uc.edu

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Steven V. Christensen
U.C. College of Eng.
schriste@uceng.uc.edu