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  • barry wilkins
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 172
    #1

    Removing SM chips

    Hi does anybody have experience with removing surface mouted IC s and the like. I have managed to do this in the past with small deivices ,but it is difficult to do without damaging the chip or the pc print .
    I understand there is a solder available which stays molten long enough for you to remove the device easily .
    Any body know any thing about this ?

    Barry Wilkins
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    • jetadm123
      Badcaps Legend
      • Feb 2010
      • 2169
      #2
      Re: Removing SM chips

      It's called ChipQuik. There are several demo videos on YouTube.

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        • yyonline
          Badcaps Veteran
          • Jul 2009
          • 692
          • USA
          #3
          Re: Removing SM chips

          You can order a sample from the chip quik website:

          http://www.chipquikinc.com/

          And it really does work like they show it in the videos. I don't do surface mount stuff that often, but it's certainly useful when I do.

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            • TheLaw
              Badcaps Veteran
              • Jan 2011
              • 477
              #4
              Re: Removing SM chips

              Solder wick? Stuff works quite well for surface mount, but you might fry the chip...

              Yes chip quik is a good solution.

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                • severach
                  Badcaps Legend
                  • Aug 2007
                  • 1055
                  • USA
                  #5
                  Re: Removing SM chips

                  A SMD hot air gun is a lot cleaner than chip quick and solder wick and the chip is usually fine. With a little experience swapping SOIC-8 chips is easier than it swapping DIP-8 chips. Hot air has a lot of other uses too.
                  sig files are for morons

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                    • digge
                      Badcaps Veteran
                      • Apr 2006
                      • 296
                      #6
                      Re: Removing SM chips

                      I use a hot air gun as well sometimes, just need to be careful not to heat too much, since its not as precise as any professional equipment for the job. In some situations you might not want to use one since you might desolder whats on the other side of the board or close to where you are working. Some tinfoil or sheet metal with a hole in it could help lead the heat away from what you're trying not to desolder.

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                        • Uranium-235
                          Comrade Glimmer
                          • Aug 2007
                          • 5042
                          • US
                          #7
                          Re: Removing SM chips

                          Originally posted by severach
                          Hot air has a lot of other uses too.
                          true, like reballing

                          oh and washington, lots of hot air there too! <rimshot>
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                            • Scenic
                              o.O
                              • Sep 2007
                              • 2642
                              • Germany
                              #8
                              Re: Removing SM chips

                              Originally posted by Uranium-235
                              oh and washington, lots of hot air there too! <rimshot>

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