Hot Air Station

[Azz]

My good old de-soldering iron just isn't doing the job, so I am looking for something more reliable.

Not to bothered about makes etc, its to be used for desoldering DC Jacks.

Thanks,

Aaron

[AtYourService]

im usually fine with either the radio shack desolderer with the rubber bulb sucker
or my trusty solder iron and adding new melted solder to the dc jack's old solder and using my plastic solder-sucker to get it up

[Kermit]

Get an air pump bbgun pistol. One pump, heat the joint and blast it. Part usually comes right out. It's fast too. Which really helps with small parts.
Kermit

[NYJimbo]

Get an air pump bbgun pistol. One pump, heat the joint and blast it. Part usually comes right out. It's fast too. Which really helps with small parts.
Kermit

:confused: Really?. I can't believe this is a serious post.

[14049752]

Get an air pump bbgun pistol. One pump, heat the joint and blast it. Part usually comes right out. It's fast too. Which really helps with small parts.
Kermit


I want to see a video of this technique! Post a video to youtube. I can't image that it's very safe.

To the OP: Check on ebay or amazon. You can find a decent inexpensive rework station new.

[Kermit]

Sorry, I don't have that ability just yet. (Utube). I have been doing it for many decades now. Never had any problems.

It is a bit messy in the work spot. And not having any exposed parts around to catch the flying stuff would be helpfull

Kermit

[NYJimbo]

Sorry, I don't have that ability just yet. (Utube). I have been doing it for many decades now. Never had any problems.

It is a bit messy in the work spot. And not having any exposed parts around to catch the flying stuff would be helpfull

Kermit

I can't even imagine a scenario where this would even be necessary, to say nothing about it being useful over normal techniques. Why the heck would anyone want to blow out the chip/part/jack with high velocity/impact air. Molten led and parts flying all around. The possibility of blowing out another part of the board or chips when you do this ?. This is just insane and unecessary.

[usacvlr]

Yeah I don't think the airgun idea would be good for smt style printed circuit boards. Old through hole boards or tube type chassis mount connector standoffs sure but otherwise..

Just use a soldapullt yes that's spelled right.
The chinese knockoffs are iffy. Either will wear out in about 6 months but they're relatively cheap. Other than that you just need a good temperature controlled weller station. Helps if you grew up with a soldering iron in your hand too and have the scars to show it!

[Luis]

Get an air pump bbgun pistol. One pump, heat the joint and blast it. Part usually comes right out. It's fast too. Which really helps with small parts.
Kermit

Would you blast the part with air or with an actually pellet?

I thought pump BB guns were spring loaded?

If it really works I gotta go find my Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. Just joshin with ya :p

[Kermit]

Yeah I don't think the airgun idea would be good for smt style printed circuit boards. Old through hole boards or tube type chassis mount connector standoffs sure but otherwise..

Just use a soldapullt yes that's spelled right.
The chinese knockoffs are iffy. Either will wear out in about 6 months but they're relatively cheap. Other than that you just need a good temperature controlled weller station. Helps if you grew up with a soldering iron in your hand too and have the scars to show it!

Actually, that's what it works best on. Okay, maybe 2 pumps on the through hole boards.

Kermit

[Kermit]

Would you blast the part with air or with an actually pellet?

I thought pump BB guns were spring loaded?

If it really works I gotta go find my Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. Just joshin with ya :p

Air pump gun, not rifle, Use Air only, then if that don't work, insert pellet!

:-)

What makes it work so well is that you can get hundreds of lbs of pressure in a tiny pop. kinda like shooting a compressed ball of air that keeps expanding. It gets into the tiny holes forcing out everything.

Sometimes the part comes right off with it.

Kermit

[Digital Regenesis]

Air pump gun, not rifle, Use Air only..Kermit

I'm afraid to ask what you use to clean cases instead of compressed air? :D

[Psychoticus]

Get an air pump bbgun pistol. One pump, heat the joint and blast it. Part usually comes right out. It's fast too. Which really helps with small parts.
Kermit

That's Awesome lol You have to set up a youtube account film and post, i'll even set up the account if need be, being a tech i'm sure your phone or someone you know has a phone or even better a video recorder on it to film this lol.

[Johnthegeek]

do you preheat with some gasoline(petrol) and a match?

[MobileTechie]

I recently bought a cheap Aoyue hot air station and it is brilliant for desoldering jacks. I would highly recommend it. You still use a solder sucker but unlike with a soldering iron, all the solder sucks up and the jack drops off leaving clean shiny pads.

[georgenoise]

How come nobody ever mentions soldering wick? I've used this since back in the day when i was a pager technician replacing the crystals that control the frequency. I use it for DC jacks all the time, the hot air would be useful for things like IC chips and things of that nature. I must admit though hot air is pretty cool to use, if you worried about dropping extra parts or damaging the board from excessive heat they do make products to shield the area you are soldering/desoldering to keep the heat from spreading over where it isn't wanted.