In searching the forums I have gone through a few threads talking about different depopulation methods - but what I haven't seen are different methods for separating fingers from the rest of the board.
Snap them with a plier?
Snap/Cut with heavy duty "dikes"?
Some form of hand saw?
Maybe a powered saw - probably cut the wrong fingers
I've been able to remove most of the IC, though a couple are proving stubborn and tend to just shatter when I try to chisel/pry them off. Something to do with my hands while waiting for a build or deployment to complete
Thanks!
Snap them with a plier?
Snap/Cut with heavy duty "dikes"?
Some form of hand saw?
Maybe a powered saw - probably cut the wrong fingers
I've been able to remove most of the IC, though a couple are proving stubborn and tend to just shatter when I try to chisel/pry them off. Something to do with my hands while waiting for a build or deployment to complete
Thanks!
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