• @Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    47 months ago

    Been there, did that. With a similar iron, I unsoldered am MC68000 CPU (DIL64) from a mainboard. Neither ruining the chip nor the board was an option.

    • @vxx@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      The big tip might be advantageous to desoldering a 64 Pin chip with through hole mounting.

      Add lots of soldier wire and a big tip might alow you to apply heat equally so you can pull the chip out.

      Still not an easy task, but easier than some tiny microsoldering tip.

      • @Treczoks@lemmy.world
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        27 months ago

        I solved it by using cannulas. They are made from stainless steel, and solder won’t touch it. They were thin enough to separate the pin from the through-hole. It still was nerve-wracking. That was my main machine I was working on, a nearly prototype Amiga 1000 that had cost me a fortune.

    • @DriftinGrifter
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      17 months ago

      Am Here do that all my spending is into projects gonna buy a Vetter one soon tho cuz i need to möge a resistor on a 0 w to allow sautering in a ufl smd