DIY: Repair Hard Drive PCB. How to swap circuit board ROM chip.

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In this video we show and explain how to swap a dead hard drive circuit board, also called a PCB. How to transfer firmware from old PCB onto a new one, reprogram it, and take proper steps to fully repair it. We explain our variety of services, including free diagnostics and PCB Firmware Adaptation Service. We also show some tricks about how you may be able to repair a clicking hard drive.
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Dans cette vidéo, on vous démontre comment transférer le PCB (la carte a circuits intégrés) de votre disque dur et comment transférer le micrologiciel la-dessus.
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@Bcordon 10 лет назад

Really respect and appreciate you guys for making this video. Clearly paints a picture that tells me you guys are not trying to rip people off, but instead informing people so that they can make wise choices. Thanks.

@MrUnique27 10 лет назад

And they're also giving you a FREE diagnosis of what your problem could possibly be if you're unsure :)

@robbieride11 8 лет назад

Your instructions helped me recover data from a drive after PCB failure, thought all was lost so bought a heat station transferred the bios chip to a donor PCB and it fired up, I now have everything I thought was lost. Thank You

@bogdanglushko9917 7 лет назад

Awesome, Robbie! Glad we could help.

@oquiet 8 лет назад

This is one of the best videos on the subject. Very professional explanation and demonstration. Thank you. I was able to bring my HDD back to life in very short time by replacing PCB and swapping ROM chip.

@TheDanmanz 4 года назад

Years later this video is still gold! Many thanks for explaining the differences. Turns out mine is Category 2 problem. Nothing to trip about.

@brandonbalentine1935 9 лет назад

While this video is helpful and awesome, their "FREE Diagnostic" is the tip of a very large iceberg. I had two hard drives go through a power surge and end up dead. I ordered a pcb and tried to fix it by switching the ROM as described in this video. I got the drive to spin up again, but it never was recognized by my computer. Then I sent my drives to Donor Drives for diagnostics. The process was great... Until I received a quote. My 150GB WD Raptor was $1,495 and my 1TB WD drive was $2,094. Also worth mentioning is the pcb I purchased from them was not going to be refunded or used towards the quote price. I would guess large businesses might pay these kind of ransom prices, but individuals (like the ones watching this video) most likely won't be able to afford them. I hope this heads up saves someone the hassle of shipping them to Donor Drives only to find out they can't afford the repair.

@3of12 8 лет назад

+Brandon Balentine you might as well get refurbished drives that are cheap on newegg. You save on money if you get a good one, and I havent picked up a DOA one yet after a half a dozen times. If they do fail, you can return them and after years the repairs can be risked if you go for a self done bios swap because the drive was cheap to start with.

@supergeekjay 8 лет назад

+Brandon Balentine If you'd had data backups in the first place you wouldn't have even needed data recovery. Too many people blame the data recovery companies' costs when in fact it's their stupid fault for not backing up, and/or researching what backing up is if they don't know. What I do, when I buy one drive, I buy another to back it up to frequently, and then another to back that one up to 6 months later. It's still cheaper than recovery services even buying multiple drives. $2,904 will get you a TON of 150GB drives!

@donordrivesllc3640 8 лет назад

+Brandon Balentine We issue refunds on PCBs within 30 days after purchase, unless ROM was modified. If you got a 2k quote for service, means there is definitely mechanical damage as well as platter damage, which isn't exactly a "repairable" issue, and by many recovery companies - "not recoverable".

@3of12 8 лет назад

SuperJames 1985 I just back up my stuff to cloud accounts. They are pretty cheap at the low low cost of free. I only value hdds for storage of games now

@FirstLastOne 6 лет назад

That's great and all should do that but what happens when the data drive craps out and the back up drive running RAID or some sort of back up software gets corrupted to the point that you lose all that back up data? I know plenty of those exact scenarios including where the second back up was only two weeks old but the data was not there that was needed because of those two weeks. Shit happens. Lesson in all this is you can never have too many backups and make sure to keep at least two copies off site because, theft, fires, floods, life happens.

@brunocejas 9 лет назад

Man, You don't know how much I aprecciate you right now. Cheers from Argentina. ^^

@FrEaK4877 7 лет назад

The eraser trick (and removing the headpad thing) saved me 100's of hours on company docs. Couldn't thank you guys enough for this video. I will definitely use you for PCB replacements or any other drive related things I need in the future. Seriously. Thank you.

@asktheprophet 5 лет назад

Thanks Bud. Broke the SATA connector on a 4TB drive over a year. Needed another drive to do 3rd level Backup of my Development files on my NAS. Bought a replacement PCB for the driv; but it did not work. I had an idea what was wrong but your vid confirmed it so exchanged the flash IC and all is good. Now I have another live backup of my precious development files. Thank you for the time and effort it took to produce this video. ;)

@shawofit 8 лет назад

Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou! I took apart my external seagate hard drive and did your eraser trick and hooray it worked!!! Saved me many dollars you are awesome!

@Sudden2k2 9 лет назад

Hi, thanks for the video! I could see the hard disk reparien (PCB)! Super! Without you this would not have worked. Now I can access my photos again. Many greetings from Germany. Thank You

@Shaban_Interactive 7 лет назад

Thank you sir for being honest and explaining the most important things for the repair.

@donordrivescom 10 лет назад

Awesome! So nice to hear when it works! Saves a ton of money and headache!.

@russellstfleur 9 лет назад

This has been a very helpful video. I used the eraser method on an old seagate barracuda and was able to get my data off the drive. I replaced the PCB on another drive I thought dead and now its working too. Thanks

@tigleaso 9 лет назад

Thanks for this insightful video, ordered my board instantly

@BioToxin 6 лет назад

Thumbs up for how earily similar your setup is to mine, same dock station, same solder setup, felt very familiar

@robinmccrae 10 лет назад

Thanks for these insights man very informative and concise.

@donordrivescom 11 лет назад

Glad that we could help! See the video description for info.

@MosesHightower 7 лет назад

stellar soundtrack… nice chiptune synth solo & Blackmill chillstep beat :)

@ApolloPTT 8 лет назад

awesome video

@PpO0205 10 лет назад

Thanks for the informative video.

@hornymanwoman9295 10 лет назад

I meant by saying educated is to people who wants to learn to do this. I am not telling that you who made this video or uploaded this video should be more educated. Sure you could do this and you know a lot that is why you are skilled in doing this! I am very thankful for your fast answer! If you repaired my disks burned chip how long will my disk last?

@ITforeveryone 10 лет назад

Great video thanks...so much information.

@j.c-mtl1150 9 лет назад

Very informative, thanks

@navidvasseghi6284 7 лет назад

I actually fixed my hdd with the Rom chip switch. Thanks!!!

@bogdanglushko9917 7 лет назад

Awesome! Glad we could help ^_^

@masteractube 11 лет назад

nice video, one of my friend just fried 10 tera of my data, iknew about the rom chip, but you video help showing there is nothing to be afraid about

@n0spam911 11 лет назад

i had clicking sound and sometimes it didn't detect hdd,I was already looking for new pcb on my WD 320 caviar, but your great tip with cleaning connectors, that solved my prob. Now I'm able to recover my data.

@donordrivescom 10 лет назад

You are very welcome! :)

@castirondude 8 лет назад

I had 4 Seagate "Desktop HDD" drives in a RAID and lightning strike blew all 4 of them up. Shame, they had been running 24/7 for about 3 years without issue.. Fortunately I bought 5 at the same time and I took the PCB off the unused one and so far it looks like it works. I'll buy 5 new drives and copy them one by one .. and have a spare of the new drives as well.

@marshmallowmarmot6655 8 лет назад

He is SO CHARISMATIC! Great video though!

@gabrielcornea9119 7 лет назад

this is awesome!

@goqwertygo 10 лет назад

nice Sim City 4 music, I've recently picked back up on my city

@MrUnique27 10 лет назад

Thank you!

@daryldyehouse6404 6 лет назад

I love this, might a suggest a something that may may be making the job harder, you are not using ESD precautions while handling the PCBs

@leinadbigbrother 10 лет назад

un spectaculo GRACIAS!!! ahora creo que puedo recuperar mi disco duro :P

@rlawson55 10 лет назад

The last song is Reign (False Prophet Remix) by Unkle.

@donordrivescom 10 лет назад

Absolutely. Most of the time that is the cause. It happens due to difference in heads map of the original and donor hard drives.

@bennijames6833 4 года назад

Hi there, great video and thanks for the insights. I have a bios chip on a type 2 Barracuda where ROM transfer is required. Although the ROM/BIOS chip looks burnt out. Is there a way to get the data off here somehow?

@beavf1 8 лет назад

Really helpful vid, ive swapped the pcb on an old fried WD hdd , (says dec 1999 ) now it does spin up unlike before with the pcb replaced but it doesnt show up on pc, just wondered if such an old drive would have the rom chip embedded in another chip as i cant see an 8 pin rom chip on the board, i can see 2 similar chips but theyre only 3 pins on each and labeled as u6 & u7, does this require adaptation?

@hassankhurramtech 7 лет назад

Just use sand paper on the contact points, WORKED FOR ME!

@vincentazara2947 6 лет назад

Hi There, great video. That said, i tried doing a rom swap on a new PCB, same serial and everything. Only the drive makes a clicking sound now and wont let me into my files. When i check disk management it says to initialize the disk. I havent done that because i want to make sure it wont delete all my data... not sure what to do now or whether i should just kiss my data goodbye.

@ryanhosiassohn7176 8 лет назад

Hmmm, Great video. I had 2 Seagate external drives that had gone faulty at the same time pretty sure it was a power surge or something. It clicks for a few seconds then nothing. You can hear the drive spin thou. I wonder if its the PCB. dunno if the eraser trick will work for this maybe lol. any suggestions ?

@bainiangudu2008 10 лет назад

thanks.

@adamgenesis4084 10 лет назад

Man, you're a fast screwer!

@doubleb01301 7 лет назад

I followed this procedure to fix my Hitachi 2TB HD. First I did not buy a heat soldering tool I used my heat gun to swap the bios chip from the original to the donor board. Yes I could not access the partition on the drive after doing this so thinking outside the box I used partition magic to shrink the volume to a more manageable size of 460gb as only 450gb was used. I then used partition magic to copy that partition onto a different 500gb laptop hd I had. I came back in the morning and all of my data was saved and accessible on the laptop hd. Total cost $40 for the donor drive.

@MrUnique27 10 лет назад

Very informative video and I learned so much Alex, thank you. I actually purchased a Maxtor hard drive from a local store and my PC is picking it up but the software that came with it isn't recognizing the hard drive, what should I do?

@donordrivescom 10 лет назад

Maxtors generally have no ROMs. Therefore the issue is not the PCB, or the board isn't matching. Give us a call and we will try and help.

@ChiChuNug 7 лет назад

Do I need to switch out the BIOS chips on a PCB repare of a Seagate SV35, model number ST1000VX000? I use this drive for my hackintosh build if that makes any difference. Thanks!

@jsb257 10 лет назад

Thank you. This presentation is very clear and useful. I have SATA wd800 caviar se (category 2) with a bad PCB board.and I have a duplicate replacement PCB board. so I am thinking (fearing) of moving and soldering the old Rom chip to the new replacement board. I was hoping for a software solution. Is there any app out there that can read and reflash the Rom information? The keyboard seems like a saver tool to me.

@donordrivescom 10 лет назад

The software version does exist, but generally costs several thousands of dollars. If your original PCB is truly bad, then the software version will not work. If you fear to do it yourself, see if you can find a TV or PC repair shop with hot air station that can transfer it for you.

@VoyagerCC 10 лет назад

Excellent video, very informative and good use of the audio sound track ; wasn't overpowering.

@donordrivescom 10 лет назад

Thanks, we tried to keep it as simple as we could :)

@easyyu2 6 лет назад

Thx I think that it is halepful!

@MrPhatties 9 лет назад

loving the simcity music lol.

@COomjiNX 10 лет назад

I have a wd black which I assumed the pcb is dead...To remove its rom chip,will I have to use a heat gun or I can use any other gripping tool to pull the rom out with force? Is that safe? Because I saw my boss take out the chipset from a mboard only by pulling it with force with a gripping tool,he don't need to unsolder it with heat gun and replace it with another chipset and the board still works

@thatcaligula 5 лет назад

Hi, interesting video. I'd like to know which category of disk would be Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 9YN164-570, CC9B (11/2011) - It started clicking out of the blue while accessing files.

@CandyHam 10 лет назад

thanks for the video, my macbook's seagate momentus drive died suddenly. I suspect the circuit board is the problem.

@caillousdad5786 Год назад

do you have a budget service? if i only send in a pcb and a donor board without the HDD and just want the bios chip swapped, would that be possible? no testing required, i already know it works (hotwired a cap, but not wanting to risk a burnout during transfer and would rather a proper swap), not good with soldering so I didn't bother trying to replace the cap myself (could be more wrong with it or other caps gonna burn out?) would prefer an outright swap of the 88i8845D-BHG2 controller (BGA) to the new board.

@EduardoOliveira-ho3ll 10 лет назад

Hi, first of all thank you for the very informative and probably unique video that talks so clearly and knowledgeably about this subject. My Toshiba 500GB MK5056GSY, HDD2E61 D UL03 T is making a cyclic clicking noise and the OS says that no bootable device was found. When putting it on a dock it is not being recognized. Does this HD would need a ROM swap or a PCB swap would be enough? Thank you.

@donordrivescom 10 лет назад

It is likely that the issue is more severe than a PCB, and most likely mechanical. Check this info, it could be helpful: www.ebay.com/itm/161000794506

@HappyBeezerStudios 5 лет назад

I got a drive with most like a corrupted/broken cache chip. Can those be easily replaced? Does it need to be exactly the same chip, or would one with compatible specs also work? Can I just get one off the PCB of an identical drive and transfer it over?

@chanshabbazsingh6514 6 лет назад

would it be effecting data in the hard drive by changing/swapping pcb of a hard drive ?

@Jayremy89 11 лет назад

Curious how long and how much does a hard drive pcb repair or swap cost when sent into to you. Just had mine sent to a another who is likely doing data recovery, which sucks if it could be solved simpler.

@faridmagdy6086 2 года назад

@donor drives LLC For Category #2 Should we focus on having the same date of manufacture? or just the PCP sticker & revision codes (Model & MPN numbers) be the same.

@b8702131 6 лет назад

Would replacing the pcb damage the donor pcb if the hard drive still wont work after replacement?

@krisdelutis6940 9 лет назад

What would you categorize a 2010 hitachi xl 1000 as, and older or newer hitachi drive? Thanks

@cjoe42 11 лет назад

pffft...silly me...that are TWO ROM chips to be swapped. Sapped out the second one and its working like brand new. Time to backup and ditch this drive!! Thanks Donor Drives for the help

@bogdanglushko9917 7 лет назад

Guys and Gals, we apologize if replies take a long time. If you have any questions, it is best if you call or email us, to get an immediate answer. Thank you so much for understanding!

@HEBEJEBE 9 лет назад

So I have one of the blue WD 1TB hard drives. It's a category 2 and apparently it needs a rom swap... It needs a new PCB (I already bought a replacement) because the sata data port is broken, but instead of a rom swap, could I simply format the drive? I currently have a butchered sata cable soldered to the pins and it works, but I really think it would be best to put that new PCB on and HOPEFULLY without a rom swap.

@3of12 8 лет назад

+T Lawrence formatting has nothing to do with it. just swapping PCBs might work, its just overwhelmingly likely you have to do a bios rom swap.

@t0umart0u 10 лет назад

Hi, thanks for the very informative video. The first Seagate hard drive for which you change the PCB does not seem to have a ROM chip. Am I mistaken?

@donordrivescom 10 лет назад

It does not have ROM. Even if it did, that ROM wouldn't be unique.

@metawolf987 9 лет назад

Where can I buy a small hot-air gun like that? Micro Center says they sell soldering kits, but no heat gun that small. Would it be safe for the boards, to use a "dryer" sized heat gun? Also, did you use the same hot air gun for both unsoldering and soldering?

@weaver115 8 лет назад

What temperature should a heat gun be set at to do a ROM swap?

@gavanelli 9 лет назад

I have a question... I have A dead Seagate ST3750528AS firmware CC46 plugged in voltage cable improperly (by rushing & not paying attention). I have a working ST3750528AS firmware CC44, so I attempted to swap before I found your video. The results where the hard drive that was dead now powers up but it started clicking so I immediately cut it off. Did I make it worse to the point of no return or is there still hope? world upgrading the firmware from CC44 to CC46 help the working PCB in getting my hard drive properly working?

@JVTazz 6 лет назад

Question, how hot should the air gun be to successfully solder the firmware chip?

@itexpert752 4 года назад

seagate 1 tb barracuda card smd component marked 17 NE burnt. I think it is a protection diode. what is your opinion. what is its substitute smd?

@marinostbm4404 10 лет назад

Hi I have a Western Digital hdd WD1200 IDE which does not power up at all, either as internal or external USB. There is no sound, no spinning etc. Do you think I should change the PCB or I can fix it somehow. Also, if I have to change the PCB should I get the exact model or I can use similar one from other WD1200 ? (for example mine writes model WD1200BB, I found others WD1200PB or WD1200AJ ) thanks

@GZA036 7 лет назад

You make that look super easy. How good of a heat gun do you need? What kinds of temps

@GZA036 6 лет назад

Over a year later, I finally got this bad boy www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NCB4SQ7/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 practiced on a few ram chips, swapping back and forth Then I did it on the HD. It worked on the first try! no flux needed or anything, just heat it up and drop it in place. Amazing!

@JVTazz 6 лет назад

GZA036 how hot did you get your air gun?

@georgecline276 8 лет назад

Great Video! Do any of you know if there's a way to backup the rom on a good drive so if it goes bad you can just reflash the backup to a new pcb?

@donordrivescom 8 лет назад

+George Klein That is definitely a possibility. We often do that using the PC-3000 system by ACE Laboratory.

@georgecline276 8 лет назад

+Donor Drives LLC Checking out the PC-3000 specs. Very Brilliant products!

@bogdanglushko9917 7 лет назад

There are no free software for that, but you could use a programmator.

@aliyuisahbabanta186 4 года назад

Hello, Do I need to install window OS on the new drive before swapping? My computer refuse to boot showing error: BootDevice Not Found. My hard disk is Seagate SSHD, I'm thinking of doing simple swap.Thank you for your help.

@renolevi2740 9 лет назад

Hi, i have a problem with my seagate 3TB HDD and i think its the pcb, i found another drive at the store that have same MODEL/PN/FW, the only difference is that small sticker at on the PCB, mine say 4049H and the one in the store say 4049E. will it work if ill just swap the PCBs?

@xadious69 10 лет назад

Does the Samsung HD103SJ (Spinpoint F3) require Rom chip swap or is it just a straight PCB swap?

@Leoflame55 9 лет назад

ST3000DM001, FW CC29, you guys got this board in stock? them seagate boards and all the different firmdates hard to find the one i need

@KurtBarcelona 11 лет назад

what category is a hitachi or hgst travelstar z5k500-500 (500Gb)? it's a laptop drive thats been released last 2011.

@Renkay141 9 лет назад

Learned a lot is it alright if I can send mine over too? I just want to keep all the files inside it and have it repaired. The problem with it is a chip that broke(the outside part of it) so I can't plug it to any cables. How much would it cost?

@donordrivesllc3640 8 лет назад

+Renkai Noctis Contact our support, so that we can better assist you.

@PoisonherWell 10 лет назад

I'm having issues with my PCB on my asus motherboard for my laptop it's a small separate board chip that unscrews off couldn't I just get the exact same PCB on put it on the motherboard?

@hemidesign 8 лет назад

just shipped my Seagate with PCB burned.. hope u guys can fix :)

@Rassamdul 7 лет назад

I have a problem with unsoldering a chip. The flux just melts away, but the chip stays put. Im affraid to grill my chip, so how much heat do you apply and for how long?

@ruc9389 6 лет назад

hello I want to replace my pcb on one of my hard drives because i accidentally messed up my sata pins. would a pcb swap work?

@cjoe42 11 лет назад

a program like 'Wondershare Data recovery' could help with formatted/deleted partitions. You can initialize the disk, create a partition, then use the Wondershare. But bear in mind that some of the data will be corrupted in the process

@CommonCentsRob 8 лет назад

What size torx screwdriver is needed to remove the PCB? Is it different for the front cover? I have a Seagate ST2000DM001.

@donordrivesllc3640 8 лет назад

+CommonCentsRob T6 and T8 for the model of your device.

@VestigialHead 6 лет назад

I have a seagate barracuda drive that was not spinning or powering on at all. i swapped out the controller board from another barracuda. It now spins up and the drive shows up in device manager. Only problem is it is not showing any partitions and claims it is now 3.6G instead of 2TB. Tried some data recovery on the drive but nothing found. Would this be due to the fact I have not swapped over the ROM chip? Or would the drive not show up at all if the ROM chip was the issue?

@smrmiah9298 6 лет назад

Kutulue most likely yes, you can send it to www.copypastemaster.co.uk

@marionwuethrich 6 лет назад

hello , can you tell me its necessery to have the same Firmware on it? I look for a Model ST3160023A FW 8.11. Thanks for your answer.

@shagarcool 6 лет назад

Thanks for this video. I have a Toshiba 500GB SATA laptop hdd. This one locked with HDD password. I also know this password. But after damaging my laptop I put this HDD to different laptop but my password not works. What should do for it?

@JubbaTheHott 7 лет назад

when you attach the new bios chip to the old board around 9:03, are you soldering it in specific places or just using a heat gun over the whole chip? your hands are hiding this in the video and it seems like the most important part of this process. will a heat gun possibly damage the chip? thanks!

@bogdanglushko9917 7 лет назад

Just using heat gun over whole chip. Heat gun won't damage it if you don't take a very long time. All you need is 10-15 seconds. If you using a rework station, keep it at about 375 F.

@whydotheathensrage 7 лет назад

my drive spins up the the read write head stays parked off the platter... is that a bios chip problem? Seagate 3TB st3000dm001

@saz-avaz-taraneh 6 месяцев назад

I have done that as well. Swapped the board and Bios chip.the disk is spinning for about a minute and not detected by pc and stop spinning then. The pcb board is Rev A 2060-771822-002. The hard drive is 4Tb western digital black. What could be the reason sir?

@DuskitBlack 6 лет назад

How hot are the settings on the heat gun?

@cjoe42 11 лет назад

Useful input would be appreciated for my scenario. A Hitachi Travelstar has died. No motor spinup or anything. Got a board where Model, P/N and MLC match. The first two numbers on the sticker on the back match. The three large chips match (except one is a Samsung and one is Elpida). Swapped the boards and got motor spinup and heads clicking healthy. Doesn't show up on the PC. Did the Rom chip swap and still not recognized. Whats next?

@markhaliday 8 лет назад

THanks for thse helpful videos but please please turn way down the volume of the musc !

@leschwartz 10 лет назад

Very informative thanks, respectfully the music was too loud at times.

@donordrivescom 10 лет назад

Thanks for suggestions

@rajat21089 11 лет назад

Can u please tell me which category (1st, 2nd,3rd) pcb board is there/used on for seagate expansion desktop drive stbv3000300 (3tb model), regulatory model: SRD00F2.

@mobilhelp6021 8 лет назад

Hi man, you gave me high hopes to save my data. How do I choose the right pcb from the website?

@bogdanglushko9917 7 лет назад

Go by Revision number, that's an easiest way.

@MsGeekomatic 10 лет назад

I have a failed Seagate Barracuda- firmware is 3.AAF. Ebay has a HDD with firmware 3.AAC. Is there any way in the world to make this work? Can I attach the new drive to a PC & upgrade to the dead drive's firmware before swapping the PCB? This is a drive a family member had in an enclosure & the PCB of that had a bad cap. Taking it out of the enclosure, it isn't recognized by any PC (using an external dock or direct-connect). Help? I'm in Australia, btw.

@BogdanGlushko 10 лет назад

Send the drive to Donor Drives and it's gonna be fixed for $60 or you do not pay - simple is that.

@n3rdbear 8 лет назад

I'm gonna give this service a try. I've packaged the PCB and mailed it already. This better work or it's $60 down the drain. -__-

@donordrivesllc3640 8 лет назад

+n3rdbear Not really, as we do not charge you if we are unable to repair your device. You only pay if we are successful.

@turokttt 10 лет назад

Quick question, what kind of heat gun do you use to remove the ROM chip from the PCB? Do you know where I can purchase one? Thanks

@garrygemmell5676 10 лет назад

Hot air gun - get them on Amazon for about £50 for a cheap one! I can recommend this one:- New ATTEN AT 858D+ 858D SMD Hot Rework Digital Station Air Solder Blower Gun