3 Nov
2007
3 Nov
'07
10:38 p.m.
Hi Guys,
I am trying to replace a 22 pin surface mount IC on a piece of Panasonic video quipment. I have all of the leads unsoldered but now I find that the IC is stuck to the board, maybe intentionally. It doesn't appear to be just the circuit board coating. It's more like the whole bottom surface is cemented.
I would appreciate hearing from anyone, off line, who has experience in removing a stuck IC from the board. I have tried flux removerand 91% Isopropal Alcohol with no luck. I hesitate to force it or destroy the chip since there are traces running beneath it. Any ideas of a safe solvent or another way to unstick this thing?
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Roy -- W0SL