KIT BUILDING

spend a lot of time building kits as well as repairing things and the least enjoyable part of the process is when I need to desolder a component. There is not only the risk of damaging the component if it needs to be removed and reused, but damage to the PC board itself is always an issue. Too much heat can cause leads to come off the board or the plated vias that connect the top and bottom layers on a doublesided board can also be a big problem. When dealing with boards that use lead-free solder, I have found