Pax Writer
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Hey folks
The company I work at manufacture a bunch of PCBs which have a tendency to get overloaded in certain situations. While a solution is underway, we have a big bunch of these defective PCBs lying around, which are all getting tossed, as it is cheaper than to fix them.
The thing is that the PCB has a processor on it, and that never becomes defective. I've asked around and people here are ok with me desoldering them for personal use, if I do so in my spare time.
The processor is in a QFP (32 pins, if I recall right) and its not glued. How do I get it off the PCB without ruining the chip?
Is there a way to do it, which doesn't require me to invest in expensive tools?
Thanks in advance
The company I work at manufacture a bunch of PCBs which have a tendency to get overloaded in certain situations. While a solution is underway, we have a big bunch of these defective PCBs lying around, which are all getting tossed, as it is cheaper than to fix them.
The thing is that the PCB has a processor on it, and that never becomes defective. I've asked around and people here are ok with me desoldering them for personal use, if I do so in my spare time.
The processor is in a QFP (32 pins, if I recall right) and its not glued. How do I get it off the PCB without ruining the chip?
Is there a way to do it, which doesn't require me to invest in expensive tools?
Thanks in advance