Hey guys...if you are going to work with SMT components go ahead and purchase some good soldering equipment. Themal tweezers are GREAT. I purchased a set of "Metcal" equipment....works great but pricy. Paid over $1600 for a setup with tweezers and normal tips. My local distributor even sent a manto the shop for a demo. I had to change a couple of SM IC's on a Toshiba Main board one day and almosr screwed up big time....decided then that I would rather invest in goood equipment BEFORE I ruin a $500.00 board rather than after. I would look around first and get the best deal, I am sure there are many good brands of equipment around...however Metcal is awsome stuff. In a message dated 11/16/02 7:24:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, gary@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Subj:[TechAssist] Re: surface mount micro removal Date:11/16/02 7:24:18 PM Eastern Standard Time From: gary@xxxxxxxxxxx (Gary McCartney) Sender: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Reply-to: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx There is a chemical available from Digikey called Chip Quik which assists in the removal of SMD chips. I have never tried it but hear it works well. Expensive though. ******* ATTENTION, PLEASE ******** I have a new email address. Please send all email in the future to: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> Thanks. Gary McCartney McCartney Electronics 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 Fax: (519)821-1530 Richard La Placa wrote: > > Hello all > > Does anybody have any tips as how to remove these new serface mount micros in the new philips chassis? 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