If you don't need to save the IC on the board then use a set of fine diagonal cutters and snip off each leg close to the body of the IC. Then you can simply unsolder and remove each leg from the board using a solder sucker and/or wick. This procedure doesn't damage the board or traces.?
I prefer using a vacuum desoldering tool. You can remove the IC intact almost in less time than it takes to snip off the individual legs.
On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 8:13?AM Craig W8CS via <craig_severson=[email protected]> wrote:
I finally received my replacement IC1001 for the PBT board of my TR-7. (Took about a month, must have come from Asia)
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It's been a while since I've unsoldered/replaced a DIP IC like this. When I used to be a bench tech we'd use a combination of solder wick and solder suckers. Never easy to coax all 14 pins to release and it was pretty easy to damage something if you weren't patient.?
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Is there a better way? Do better tools exist to simplify this task today? thx
