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Desolder SMD without special tools

MrKobalts

Why people recommend it

Shows a desoldering trick using a shaped piece of copper to heat every pin of a chip at once, suggested for removing chips without special tools.

Watch for: Risk of overheating pads

In their words

I found an interesting YouTube video with a neat de-soldering trick that requires no special equipment.

Polynomial on electronics.stackexchange.com, Dec 2012. CC BY-SA.

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