How To Replace Surface Mount IC / SMD IC - 3 Neat Methods 

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Hi , thank you for your comment. Hopefully one of these methods can help people out. I've posted many other soldering videos on RU-vid showing all different aspects of soldering work , I hope also these are of use if people have soldering problems . Thanks again , and good luck with any soldering projects you work on 👍

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I use low-melt in a slightly different way, putting the board on a pre-heater at 150 degrees C and applying low-melt solder stick to each joint; after wetting with low-melt the chip can be removed at this very low temperature, and the excess of solder can be moved, while still melted, to the center ans sucked off. Still pads need to be cleaned. I put regular solder on the pads, let them cool and remove the solder with a wick. ad

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Hi . Yes I've used the wire method to take out long single row connectors and I agree it is a good method but I love using 2 irons for rework , so much so that I've shown so many people this method and they to now use it for their reworks . I've also posted a complete RU-vid video on the uses of 2 soldering irons . Thank you for watching , all the best 👍

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Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated . Sometimes you can physically see an IC is damaged ( holes blown in the body is a typical example ) but often I work with engineers who will ask me to change certain parts as they have tested the circuits down to a certain faulty IC. If you know how to fault find down to component level this is standard practice . Using the 2 iron method will not damage the components , it's no more risky than using a hot air gun , and is certainly better for the surrounding components as no heat is applied to them like it is with the hot air method . Hope that helps , thanks again 👍

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Hi , thank you for your support , much appreciated I don't generally supply links to products for certain reasons but I generally get all my solders and solder paste from BLT Circuits ( based in England ) , cleaning wipes , Gtek Dry Wipes from Grove Sales ( England ) , fluxes and other general stuff , components etc from Farnell , RS Components or Rapid Online or if in America I would use Mouser or Digikey as my choice of supplier for all kinds of tools , consumables , components etc . Hope that's ok , thanks again for your kind words , good luck 👍

Hi , I tend to remove it and start from scratch but if your using a hot air gun you can leave the old solder on the board . If using a soldering iron I would wick off the old solder otherwise your IC will not lay particularly flat . Hope that helps 👍

Hi . I would try gently scraping down to the tip end with a scalpel ( but very gently ) and then continuously flood the tip of the iron with leaded solder . As long as the end is in good condition with no holes in etc eventually it should tin very nicely right down to the tip of the iron. This method works for me ( I know your problem , it's quite common ), so hopefully it can help you out . Good luck 👍

@@mrsolderfix3996 Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a try with the careful scraping. Many greetings, Karl.

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