Non-Chemical How does one remove monolithic ceramic capacitors?

[TheGuardian]

Ive got a few boards with these little things on the back, and would like to remove them, how do I go about this?

 

[jimdoc]

Ive got a few boards with these little things on the back, and would like to remove them, how do I go about this?

Some you can get with small pliers, just watch you don't crush them. Most I just push against one side with a screwdriver to loosen it from the board. You find what ever way works for you.

Jim

 

[Geo]

i use a heat gun.

 

[NoIdea]

Sharp chisel or is that chisle, nope both look wrong, butt i think you get my drift. :lol:

Deano

 

[TheGuardian]

Im looking at a board with maybe a thousand very small MCC's I think a heat gun would be my best option

 

[patnor1011]

Sharp chisel or is that chisle, nope both look wrong, butt i think you get my drift. :lol:

Deano

Your brain works similar than mine :mrgreen:
I got 5 of these different sizes they work perfect, not much force needed to apply just put it close to capacitors and slight twist will do the job.

 

[martyn111]

My method is similar to Deano and Patnors but I use a sharpened putty knife or scrapper, the type you would use when decorating to remove the old paint.

 

[eesakiwi]

I use a small cheap chisel, though I have only got 40gms so far.

Its handy that on the boards they print the 'C' & the # of the capactor, ie 'C23'.
A quick look around the board shows you how many there are & what to expect.

 

[TheGuardian]

If anyone uses a heat gun, Im looking into this and wonder exactly how this would be done, simply because I would like to remove the MCC's rather quickly.

 

[etack]

I use an old toaster oven look up depopulating boards its all over the forum.

Eric