Sadly, I'm thinking the answer is "no" with my limited solder skills and equipment.
I have a 40 watt iron, a basic weller pot adjust station, and a number of butane torches. Also have some desolder braid, click type solder sucker etc.
I practiced the torch method on some memory chips, but those seemed to go a LOT easier than when I finally tried to remove one of the buffers on this panasonic sd board. A big problem seems to be the darn silicone they encase the outside of the chip legs with. How can I get it off? caulk remover won't touch it, and it does not melt. It burns badly, and appears to block heat from the torch to the pins.
I've got two of these SD, and I'd like to swap at least one chip from one to the other, but haven't even been able to remove one yet. Thanks for any ideas, and also any idea on how much heat those chips can take before they are destroyed.
I have a 40 watt iron, a basic weller pot adjust station, and a number of butane torches. Also have some desolder braid, click type solder sucker etc.
I practiced the torch method on some memory chips, but those seemed to go a LOT easier than when I finally tried to remove one of the buffers on this panasonic sd board. A big problem seems to be the darn silicone they encase the outside of the chip legs with. How can I get it off? caulk remover won't touch it, and it does not melt. It burns badly, and appears to block heat from the torch to the pins.
I've got two of these SD, and I'd like to swap at least one chip from one to the other, but haven't even been able to remove one yet. Thanks for any ideas, and also any idea on how much heat those chips can take before they are destroyed.
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