Sharding757
Active member
When I first started depopulating boards, I used a heat gun to melt solder and slide the n/s bridges off the boards, etc. Later I would use a utility knife for the flat packs but it would get dull. Here's what I have found out so far. for processors like a 486SX that are soldered into the board, use the heat gun on the opposite side while prying up gently with a screw driver. Cut the ide, PCA pins with a set of cutters after removing the plastic retainers that house them. finally for the chips and anything else you want to harvest, have an air compressor and a $14.00 pneumatic hammer/chisel from wally world (walmart) that seems to make short work of the rest. here's a link: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Campbell-Hausfeld-TL050300AV-1-5-8-Stroke-Air-Hammer/37469675?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222227025120214&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=56386584296&wl4=pla-100830264536&wl5=9059726&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=37469675&wl13=&veh=sem
Just make sure that you dont air chisel the chips longways. Chisel from the pin sides. Hope this helps someone out there that is getting started.
Just make sure that you dont air chisel the chips longways. Chisel from the pin sides. Hope this helps someone out there that is getting started.
