Someone on another board said to use a hot air work or re-work station which can be fairly expensive.

http://www.zeph.com/lowmelt.htm

I asked over at:
http://forums.parallax.com/forums/defau ... 5&m=429702

Very interesting. Can this technique be used for TQFP packages? I read somewhere the paste would be applied to the board and the IC put on top, then the whole board and IC "baked". TQFP tolerance are so tight though...

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I don't know because I haven't used either product and I don't do much soldering/desoldering yet.

Leon did say that he uses Chip Quik for surface mount soldering. He uses desolder braid for through hole. Another user commented that if you use the low melt solder it is going to spew solder all over the place so you need a protective shield to stand behind and you can use the last resort method of whacking the PCB on something to get the solder off. The user said you will have to inspect the board because you will get solder all over the place.

So remember it is probably good to have gloves, safety goggles, a protective shield, a bucket of water and protective clothing. Remember: safety first. Someone else told me to use a mask for the lead fumes or work outside.

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What's an additional VIA among friends, anyhow?

I think the danger they were referring to is using low melt solder for ten minutes at 150 degrees. McDonald cooks hash browns at probably 175F and they always go down with a sizzle.

If I'm wrong about it, all I can say is 'sorry'.

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The "second front page" is http://wilsonminesco.com/links.html .
What's an additional VIA among friends, anyhow?

Some of them are doing things to lower the melting point of the lead free stuff like using kester 44 and they are using the whack and bang method with a five gallon bucket. They say using a face shield is a must and the 150 degrees in the video shows the solder melting. I can't predict which people in the forum may have kids who resort to using torches to melt the solder because they don't always use the right methods or equipment. I know the solder melts because I see it in the video and they are using the whack and bang method which makes it "splatter".

Leon said he sometimes puts a copper wire in the hole and heats that.

Actually, it's 350F (~177C). The hash browns go down with a sizzle and come up full of cholesterol and carcinogens. I heard a rumor that McDonald's uses Penzoil in their deep-fryer.

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They recycle the oil. Some days they cover the vats at night and other days they don't. I've seen the workers hook up a pump and a filter to get the crumbs out of the oil so if your nuggets don't look almost clear yellow then the oil isn't fresh. If your nuggets are brown then the oil has been in there too long.

My forays into McDonald's, or other fast-food joints, are very limited. I can think of plenty of ways to die without adding clogged arteries and a rhino-sized waistline to the count.

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Yes, but is your method anywhere near as satisfying? Or fun?

If you're going to go, might as well go happy.

Just FYI if you guys watch "Supersize Me" where the guy only eats Mickey D's for 30 days straight, 3 meals a day, you'll find out as they did that that food will more likely destroy your liver before it clogs your arteries... I highly recommend that movie/documentary.

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I was being facetious of course. I eat fast food only once a month, under social conditions. Otherwise, I generally purchase food made from actual ingredients (versus reconstituted grade-B meats) or make my own food.

It's satisfying for Pac-Man, I'd guess, but not as tasty. In any case, like a puppy choosing who to go home with, my "method" picked me.

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