How To Remove Surface Mount IC/smd IC - Learn 4 Neat Methods
See how to remove a surface mount IC / SMT IC using 4 great different methods with and without the use of a hot air rework station.
These 4 different methods for how to remove surface mount ic's can be carried out using a variety of standard tools so there is a method for everyone as I appreciate not all viewers will have a hot air rework station.
2 and 4 sided IC removal can be easily achieved by following these short tutorials on all 4 methods with clear guidance and tips throughout.
Please note if your IC's have a HEATPAD underneath the body you will need option 1 , the hot air pencil method.Also if you are using the 2 soldering iron method PLEASE make sure the board is not powered up when performing this option.
All these IC removal methods are proved and trusted and with some care you will easily achieve your IC removal successfully without a problem.
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Thank you for your time and good luck.
Mr SolderFix
#smdicremoval #icrework #icdesoldering
That 4th option is really genius
Hi . Thank you . The 4th option is my favourite also . It really is so easy to do this with 2 Soldering irons , and is really safe. I love using 2 irons for lots of my rework , in fact I also have posted a video totally showing the uses of 2 soldering irons . Everyone should get a 2nd iron. Thanks again👍
I concur. I’ve been an EE for 20+ years and have never seen the 2-iron method. Well done.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. 2 soldering irons is such a great option for some rework etc , in fact I love it so much I've posted a complete video on KZhead showing the benefits of using 2 irons in certain rework situations. Thanks again , take care 👍
Wow that 2 iron thing was a eye opener for me,never seen that before and it's just won you a new subscriber 👍👍👍
Hi . Thank you . I've done a complete video on the benefits of 2 irons (rework soldering video) , you should check it out , you'll be amazed on how good this method is . I've shown it to lots of people over the years and everyone loves it . Thanks again for your support 👍
Ditto.
Agree that alone got me to subscribe, going to look thru the video on the 2 irons right now. Thanks much!
I used to have a gizmo for old DIP chips that did this from the other side of the board. It looked like a rows of staples that attached to your iron. You'd flip the board and heat from the bottom and the chip would fall out the other side.
If you have fast hands, you can do this with 1 iron and alternate, you got your second hand for a tweezer to remove the chip
Great video showing all the techniques. Appreciate it mate! for taking the time to make this video and helping others on the internet.
Hi , thank you for your comment much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video , if this helps a few people out it a bonus . Thank you for watching and I will be posting more videos when I get some time . Good luck 👍
Very nice videos and nice explanation in your channel! Very useful videos for learning soldering skills. Just about the solder wick I would say is better not to drag it on the pads but just tap it instead. In some cases, it could ruin the pads.
Good informative video List of the methods shown 1. Hot air pencil 2. Cutting the IC pins 3. Lifting the individual pins one by one 4. Using two soldering irons
Hi , thank you for watching the video, very much appreciated 👍
Some very good tips, having the right solder tip, flux, a steady hand and a microscope makes it look easy.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. Hopefully this just shows people an option they can use with the tools they have available ( not everyone has a hot air gun ) . I'm glad you enjoyed the video , thanks again 👍
The 2 iron method is just magic, nice and helpful methods, great work
Hi . Thank you . Glad you find the 2 iron method great . Like I always say to people , do the way you like best , but in my particular case I just love the 2 soldering iron method , that's why I made a complete video on the uses of 2 irons . If someone likes to use 1 soldering iron to remove components then that's fine by me. Thanks again for your time , much appreciated ,👍
This really helped thank you, I was trying to take ics off without a blower. This was a massive help
Thank you . Glad you found the video of use.
Solderers need 3 hands to exist in this world, but the 2 soldering iron method of removal is the best thing I've heard for a long time. Many thanks for the idea!
Hi , thank you for your support , much appreciated. I love the 2 soldering iron method so much that I posted a complete video on KZhead showing some of the instances when 2 irons makes work so much easier . I have all the hot air stations etc needed to do soldering rework but at times 2 irons is so much better than a hot air station . Surrounding components for example can shift if your not careful when using hot air also plastic connectors can melt . Why protect all these when you can quickly rework with 2 irons . My best tip to anyone who solders is to get 2 irons . There are certain times when it's a godsend . Thanks again , good luck with all your soldering projects in the future 👍
Brilliant. I’m working on replacing my first SMD when the parts come in. Thank you for the primer on the different removal processes
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. I hope you get on ok with your soldering projects , take care 👍
I like how easy you make it look. I ordered a rework station and I'm going to start practicing for skill building exercise. There's plenty of throw away items to practice on. Lol
Another interesting method we were taught in the 90's was as follows:- 1: Run a fine gauge wire down the back of one side of the IC pack and the inner facet of its pins - similar to the way a shuttle cock runs inside threads in a weaving loom. 2: Solder the tip of the wire to the last pin on the run. 3: Take the free end of the wire and while heating the pins, gently tease the wire outward and upwards. 4: Repeat this "teasing" movement along the length of one side of the IC package until all pins on the one side are free of the pads. 5: Repeat this same process for the other side of the IC pack. 6: Clean and prepare PCB accordingly for the new device.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. It's always good to hear of other methods , the more options people can see or hear about the better in my opinion . Thanks again 👍
Very gracious of you pass on these very real skill that come experience in the field. Gold.
Hi . Thank you for your comment much appreciated. If I can help anyone then I'm happy 👍
Thanks for these tips. I hadn't considered two soldering irons before ☺
Hi , thank you for your comment, much appreciated. I like the 2 soldering iron method so much so that I posted a complete video on KZhead showing the benefits of using 2 irons. Maybe this video will be of interest to you ? Thanks again , take care 👍
I just love the method 2. Thank you.
Hi . Thank you for watching the video, and your comment , glad you enjoyed it , much appreciated 👍
Brilliant. Straight up engineering skills.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and hopefully found it useful . Thanks again , take care 👍
Great content. The hand of experience. Respect sir
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You make it look so effortless! When I do it… such a mess 😂😂😂😂
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Thankyou very much for teaching us this skills...I dont go to an electronics school and i love electronics, and this videos are very apreciated to me. Gratings from Monterrey Mexico!
Hi , thank you for supporting my channel, very much appreciated. I'm very glad the videos have helped you , I will keep putting more videos on KZhead when I get some time . Thanks again and good luck with all of your soldering projects, take care 👍
Thanks for these methodes, very effectives, the last one is tricky 👍
Hi . Thank you for your comment , much appreciated . I love the last method and with a tiny bit of practice it's not to bad to master . Good luck 👍
Thanks for sharing. Every tip you provide is extremely helpful to us beginners. Thank You and stay safe and well Artie 👍
Hi . Thank you for your comment , I'm glad the videos are proving useful . I have plenty more soldering related videos to film and show yet , I will do some more when I get some spare time . You too stay safe and thank you again for your support 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 thank you 😊
Hi , no problem , all the best 👍
Thank you for a good and understandable video. Much appreciated!
Hi , thank you for your comment. I just wanted to show that no matter what equipment you have you are able to get this type of IC off . Thanks again 👍
I do Marine repair and restore Muscle cars and I have done a ton of wiring, trying to learn electronics , I got one of those Radio Shack electronic kits to learn on. You my man just got a new subscriber that was totally cool and very well done you taught me a lot from one tech to another well done my man
Hi , thank you for your support of my channel , very much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoy the videos , hopefully they can help people out a little. Good luck with all your soldering projects , thanks again , take care 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 I am in the beginning process of restoring a vintage 424 Pioneer receiver its my test guinea pig I am replacing all the caps and flush and detox the pots I have no clue what I am doing I just ordered and original shop manual from Pioneers that is at least 40 years old. I have had the unit for a long time I am excited and a little afraid but videos like yours and others it helping alot 🙂thanks for the reply and support
Hi , good luck with your project , hopefully some of my videos can help you out 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 Thanks bud
Hi , no problems , all the best 👍
Method 4 was new and never seen like this.
Hi . Method 4 with 2 soldering irons is great . I never damage anything doing it this way and it protects the surrounding components because unlike a hot air gun you are not heating these parts up . In fact I've posted a complete video on KZhead showing the benefits of using 2 soldering irons . Thank you for watching , good luck 👍
Methods 1 and 4 are the most reasonable, I think. They're the most similar to the recomendations in the IPC 7711/7721. There are actually solder tips designed for this kind of removal as well. I wouldn't suggest using a blade near the board or putting your board through the stress of method 3.
I think you're the Bob Ross of soldering
Hi , thank you for your comment, much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoy the videos , I will be posting more when I can , it's nice to know they are appreciated. Thanks again 👍
Good to see I wasn't the oddball doing such things without thousands worth of equipment. Two irons are always ready on my bench.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. I love the idea of 2 irons , in fact I've posted a complete video on KZhead showing the benefits of using 2 irons . Thanks again 👍
Thanks a lot. The switch on the board of my dishwasher was broken so I had to remove it. Yet I just couldn’t remove it. Thanks to you, I swapped it with a new one and I don’t have to deal with the damn dishes anymore.
Hi , thank you for your comment. I'm glad the video was of use to you , it's great you fixed your dishwasher . I will always add more soldering videos to my channel when I can . Thanks again , well done 👍
Excellent video!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
Hi , thank you for your support of my channel and your comment , much appreciated 👍
Method 4 is probably going to help me thanks for the tip !
Hi . Thank you for watching . Method 4 is my favourite method and it works really well . I made a whole video on the benefits of 2 soldering irons that's how much I love this method. Thanks again , good luck 👍
Thanks champ….now i can remove SMTs that i messed up with solder.
Hi , thank you for your support , much appreciated . I'm glad you found the video of use . I will post more when I get some spare time , thanks again and good luck with all your projects 👍
Method no.2 is the one I’m going to try. Thanks.
Hi , thank you for watching the video . Good luck with all your soldering projects 👍
Great video. My first experience doing this was with qfps in 1989. I was taught the "cut each leg" technique.
Hi , thank you for your comment and support of my channel , very kind of you . If my videos help a few people out then that's great . Thanks again , take care 👍
And another Great video Mate!!!Thank you so much!:) I love the 4th method!
Hi , thank you for your support , much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video , I use the 4th method quite a bit , as if done correctly it's perfectly safe and you can reuse the IC once cleaned up . The idea of this video was to show no matter what tools you have there's a choice to suit everyone . Thanks again 👍
Amazing!!!!!!!! Thank you very much for this wonderfully informative video!!!!
Hi . Thank you , glad you found the video useful. There is actually a 5th method using a substance called Chip Quik . It's fairly expensive so that's why I didn't include it in this video , but if you want to see it used there's plenty of KZhead videos showing it. Thanks again , much appreciated 👍
1st and 4th methods are really good.Nice video
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This is a very helpful video. Thanks for posting.
Hi , thank you for your comment, I'm glad you found the video useful , take care and thanks again 👍
Great techniques I learned a lot watching this
Hi , thank you for your support . I'm glad you found the video useful and hopefully it can help you out with your soldering projects in the future , thanks again and good luck 👍
Two soldering irons ! Genius !
Hi . Thanks for watching the video, much appreciated. I've done a complete video on KZhead showing the benefits of using 2 soldering irons , various examples are shown . It is the best method for lots of rework situations etc , all is shown in this video . Might be worth checking it out sometime . Thanks again 👍
Very very thankful I thought I need to buy a hot air gun so now i've seen your video so looks like good to me
Hi , thank you for your comment . Hopefully your soldering projects all go well , I'm sure they will . Good luck and thanks again 👍
Fantastic useful and generous. Highly professional Big thank you
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed the video . If I can help a few people with their soldering that's great , that's why I started my KZhead soldering channel. Thanks again and good luck with all your soldering projects 👍
You're helping me repair my Crosley. Sucks I plugged in the wrong adapter lol, but it has this same chip and it's blown. Thank you
Hi , thank you for watching the video . Glad you found it useful and hopefully it can help you out . Good luck and thanks again 👍
Never seen #3 or #4 before. Cool!
Hi . Thank you , glad you found the video useful 👍
Very instructive, bravo ! from France
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Thank you for these Genius ways to do this... WOW!!!
Hi , thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and hopefully found it useful . Thanks again , take care 👍
I like your method #4!
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . I'm glad you found the video useful , hopefully these methods can help a few people out . Thanks again , take care 👍
very effective - and no chip quick low melt solder needed
Hi , thank you for your comment , very much appreciated . My favourite one , the 2 soldering iron method is really amazingly simple . So effective for lots of situations , in fact I've posted a complete video on KZhead showing the benefits and ease of 2 irons . Very safe Method if done correctly and no need for expensive chip quick + hot air rework stations . Thanks again and good luck 👍
nice..clean job. Thank you for such great tips.
Hi . Just wanted to share a few methods that I use myself and hopefully there's one that people can use themselves if they need to remove a similar IC. Thank you for your support , much appreciated 👍
Good, best explanation, thanks for your hard work and sharing with us
Hi . Thank you for your comment, much appreciated . I'm glad you enjoyed the video and hopefully found it useful . I will post more videos when I get some time. Good luck with your projects and thanks again 👍
Thank you so much!! Great video!!
Hi . Thank you . I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful . Your comment is very much appreciated , thanks again👍
Great tips, thanks!
Hi . Thank you , glad you found the video useful 👍
Great video, thanks for sharing with us.
Hi , thank you, glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Great video! Thank you!
Hi Thank you . I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful . I've tried to cover every option here so there's a method for everyone no matter what tools you have , and I've used all these methods myself so I know they all work well . Thanks again 👍
Great tips every one of them, thanks for sharing.
Hi , thank you for all your support. I am glad you enjoy the videos, if they can help anyone then I'm happy. Thanks again 👍
When desoldering use 2 soldering irons! Absolutely the best way.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. Hopefully out of these 4 methods everyone can find an option that works for them . Thanks again 👍
Thanks for the demonstration
Hi , thank you for your comment , glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Unreal....You just saved me from purchasing an expensive desoldering tool.
Hi , thank you for your comment, much appreciated. I'm glad the video was useful and hopefully it can save you some money . Thanks again , take care 👍
Congratulations !!!! Excellent systems !!! Thank you !!!
Hi , thank you for your comment. Hopefully these methods can help a few people out with their soldering issues. Thanks again , take care 👍
Thank you... brilliant... much appreciate the benefit of your experience
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , your support is very much appreciated . Hopefully this video and the others on my channel can help a few people out with their soldering / desoldering issues . Thanks again , take care 👍
4th option is very easy . I have also made it
With the 4th method and help of God you can do many things without a heat gun. Thanxs 😁😅 I hope use this knowledge soon for in a repair at one motherboard
Hi . Thanks for watching the video , hopefully you found it useful and it can help you in the future. 2 soldering irons is a great method , in fact I posted a complete video on KZhead showing the massive benefits of using 2 irons . I hope you get on ok and thanks again 👍
Hi. Great video, as usual. What aluminum tape do you use to protect other components when using a rework heat gun? And.. you mentioned you don’t normally use the tape when there aren’t plastics around. Would you say I would be wasting my time putting up alum tape around components of 32 IC chip? Or it’s worth my while?
Just used a variation of your method 4 to remove a sop 8 ic. Blob of solder on both sides to connect the leads, use a large chisel tip iron, then alternate back and forth heating the solder on both sides until they melt and the ic slides off. I imagine it would have been easier with two irons, but only had one and didn't take hardly any time. I can't recommend a good flux paste though; without my solder was sticking everywhere it could. Cheers
Hi , thank you for watching the video , much appreciated. The way you have done it is a perfectly ok way , lots of people do it this way , even I have , but it just makes it a little easier and safer with 2 soldering irons . Thanks again , take care 👍
Excellent thank you will put this in use today.
Hi . Thank you for watching , much appreciated . Good luck with your projects 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 Thank you. I used the 2 irons tip to remove a chip I’ve been afraid to take on the past month and all went well. Thank you😊👍
Hi . That's good news . The 2 iron method really works well , that's why I ended up doing a complete video on the method . Thank you for your support 👍
4 was great!
Hi . Thank you for watching . Glad you found the video of use 👍
You make it look so easy & good that you took your time so people new to this like me can follow easy enough. I’ve just bought a hot air station which has temp & air flow. Im interested in eeprom chips 8 legged. Does your method 1 apply for me ? You advise 360 temp but what about air flow ? My settings is 1-8
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. You should be able to do the component you mention , no problem. My air ratings are different , mine go from 0 to 150 and to do this type of component I would normally have it on about 90 . So going by this figure you would probably need the air on about 4. Sometimes if your struggling to get parts off it's worth upping the air and not the temperature , this can really work well. Don't forget , if you have delicate plastic parts near by that could melt , protect them with silver foil adhesive tape ( I done on old KZhead posting showing how good the silver tape works . Hope that helps and good luck 👍
Thanks for the excellent tutorials. On another channel the guy removing a component said that using a hot air gun might damage the VIAs on the board if you're not careful and use too much heat. I suppose you make sure you keep circulating the hot air around until the solder melts(?)
That was very helpful thank you
Hi , thank you for your comment, I'm glad the video was of use to you . Take care 👍
Good stuff, thanks!
Hi . Glad you enjoyed the video , thanks for watching 👍
the 2 soldering iron technique was great! THANK YOU!
Hi , thank you . Glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful 👍
Brilliant! What flux do you use? It seems to work great with braid
Great work! 👍.what you are using to lift soldering paste?
it’s called a “wick,” they are made of woven copper threads that really suck the solder up. I got to use one for the first time this summer, pretty fun and effective!
Perfect and usefull. Thanks you.
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful 👍
So e great ideas, thank you!
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Good work . Thanks💝
Hi . Glad you enjoyed the video , thank you for watching , much appreciated 👍
you can also make a nozzle for the tip of a soldering iron from a thick copper wire to heat the contacts of the microcircuit at the same time from two sides
dude you’re f***ing awesome!!!
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated . If I can help anyone then I'm happy . Good luck with your projects and thanks again , it means a lot 👍
great and I wana to know what loop or microscope you used for this video and for soldering and desoldering components?
Hi , thank you for your comment. I use a stereo long reach microscope for all of my detailed work , purchased from a company called GT Vision based in England , I have their own branded one . It's very much the one I would always go for as it allows you to pretty much get any size circuit board underneath it . Prices for these vary from a few hundred upto thousands but I've just got an average model that's plenty good enough . Hope that answers your question . Thanks again
I like the 4th method :)
Hi . Thank you . I've done a complete video on the benefits of using 2 soldering irons. It's a great method that I love . Thanks again for watching much appreciated 👍
I've employed #4 to success.
Hi , thank you for your comment, much appreciated. I do like method 4 , in fact I use 2 irons for reworking quite often . I've also posted a complete video on KZhead showing the benefits of using 2 soldering irons, perfectly safe and less invasive sometimes than a hot air rework station . Thanks again , take care 👍
Good work. Thanks.
Hi . Glad you enjoyed the video , thank you for watching 👍
Thanx so much, great video, I've learned allot
Hi , thank you for watching the video , I'm glad you enjoyed it and found it useful . Good luck with your soldering projects and thanks again 👍
Brilliant!
Hi , thank you , much appreciated 👍
Awesome vid - a true pro
Hi , thank you for your support , much appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and hopefully found it useful . Good luck with your soldering projects and thanks again 👍
Great video thank you
Hi , thank you for your comment much appreciated 👍
Method no 4 is very good after REWORK STATION.
Hi . Yeah totally agree . Obviously the rework station is the best but for people who haven't got one of these but may have 2 irons this is the next best solution . Thank you for watching 👍
Really great. Thank you very much 🙏
Hi , thank you for your support . I'm glad you enjoyed the video, hopefully it will give people a few ideas to remove their components . Thanks again and good luck with all your future soldering projects, take care 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996Thank you very much. Good night
The 4TH is the best.
Hi . The 4th option is also my favourite as it's so easy to do . Thank you for watching 👍
Very useful
Excellent videos
Hi , thank you for your comment, very much appreciated 👍
Good tutorial, thank you. Just for reference, how big is the ic in the video (L x W) in mm? Does these methods work for small ic (8 x 18 mm) with 2 x 10 pins?
Hi , thank you for your comment. The IC in the video measures 10mm by 4mm , but the 2 iron method I have used for IC's double this size with no problems . If you cant get all the pins to join ( they may be spread out more ) just place a piece of wire along both rows of pins and solder this way . I've done many other more recent removal videos on KZhead with some amazing methods , they may be useful for you . Thank you 👍
👍😉😃😀 1st and last method is the best. In 1st method use surrounding area masking tape to protect other components and get best results.
Hi , thank you for your comment. Normally when I do use the hot air method , if I'm worried about nearby parts , especially plastic connectors for example , I use adhesive backed silver tape , never Kapton tape as some people like to . Thanks again for watching and commenting 👍
Very good work. Thanks sir
Hi , thank you. Hopefully there is a method there to suit everyone. Thank you for supporting my channel , very much appreciated 👍
man, that looks super clean and smooth, your skills are amazing. :-) hm, maybe i wouldn't use the cutting method on my 35yo computer, as i guess it might lift the soldering pad from the pcb. btw, i think you can also use shaped soldering iron tips that heat up all pins at once
Hi , thank you for your comment, very much appreciated 👍
Nice video. I was wondering probably one can also use the same trick to melt one column at one time and bend the pins on the unmelted side all at once.
Hi . Thanks for watching the video. Bending any pins when they are still attached to the pads is very risky , as it would be easy to lift these pads off the board . So I wouldn't recommend this really . Thanks again 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 Thanks for the reminder! That's indeed true. By the way, for the methods you have employed, are the chips reusable after removal?
Hi . The only method where the IC is not reusable is the one where I cut all the legs off . The lifted leg one can have it's legs gently tweeked back into position and the 2 iron one would just need cleaning up a bit with solder braid . The hot air one is perfectly reusable as well. Thanks again for watching , much appreciated 👍
I'm curious what temperature you run your soldering irons at? Always enjoy your videos and definitely learn something every time, thank you.
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . Generally if I'm using leaded solder I use roughly 330 degrees Celsius and for lead free solder I up the temperature to about 360 - 375 degrees Celsius . I may vary these slightly if for example you have a large ground plain but usually these mentioned temperatures would suffice . Hope that helps , thanks again 👍
thanks for sharing! btw, at 8:32 how does the molten blob stick on to the tip of the iron and detached from the board like that? is that normal with regular iron? in my case lead just melts but sticks on to the pcb. does not come off like that
Hi , thank you for your comment , much appreciated . If you have a pretty decent soldering iron tip you can pick up blobs of solder as I showed . It may take a couple of attempts but in the end the molten solder blob will choose the iron tip rather than the component pads to stick to . Keep trying , you will master it 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 thank you. does soldering iron matter?? what kind of tip do you recommend ? is the material of the tip important?
Just Sunscribed. I have always been performing the pin lift method. I never considered cutting the pins if the IC is dead, so why save the pins? I have a repair to make on some 24 pin differential line receivers. I will give this "snip" technique a try.
Hi , thank you for watching the video and commenting , much appreciated . I'm glad you found the video useful , hopefully it can help a few people out . Thanks again , take care 👍
Awesome vids… I’ve watched many of them today! What’s the best size wick to buy for SMD, if only buying one size? 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, etc.? Also, what brand/kind of flux for SMD? I’m gonna buy 0.015” (.38mm) wire for SMD. Also, just use my old cheap Weller pen iron, and file some tips down sharp for SMD. I’ve been soldering regular sized thru-hole components on occasion for many years; but no experience with SMD… gonna practice with SMD soon.
Hi . Thanks for watching the videos , much appreciated. I generally prefer 1.5mm wide solder wick , anything smaller is hard to use , and the real wide stuff to me just doesn't suck the solder up as well . I've done a video on the flux I use ( SMFL200D ) which also covers some solder wicking . You will see the type and make of wick in this video . If you haven't seen it already it might be useful for you . You can also get 0.25mm solder ( BLT Circuits ) based in England , this is the size I love the most , especially good for real tiny work . Good luck 👍
@@mrsolderfix3996 Thanks for the tips!! I'll check out your Flux video!