Re: how to remove lqfp package

In article <d686gu$l45$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, kensmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
says...

> There is a material sold for removing such things with no damage at all.
> It looks like solder but has a vert low melting point. You just use your
> normal preheater and put this stuff on the joints. It melts and disolves
> the solder freeing the IC without even the slightest damage to the PCB.

That's pretty wild. How does it 'dissolve' solder? Got a link?

I use a Dremel tool with a cutting wheel to remove flat-pack ICs, then
follow up with solder-wick to remove the severed pins from the pads
without stressing the board too much. Seems to work pretty well. (Also
very effective for removing old-fashioned DIPs.)

-- jm

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