Buy a "prefessional" desoldering gun/station. This will cost you
at least $300. That's the best way (you asked!)
Before I opted for that option, I had OK results with the $9.95
Radio Shack combination desoldering iron/solder sucker....but there is
really no comparison to a professional quality desoldering tool.
Joe
On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, tom mcclintock wrote:
> I just received numerous Ballblazer carts in order to harvest the Pokey chips for
> my Tempest and Space Duel boardsets. As many of you have probably seen, they are
> soldered directly onto the Ballblazer board.
>
> What is the best way to remove the chips that is also the least damaging to the
> Pokey? Can't say I've done too many board repairs before so I thought I might as
> well do right the first time.
>
>
> Thanks,
> tom
>
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