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Day: August 30, 2006

Hot Air Desoldering

August 30, 2006 by Will O'Brien No comments

hot air desoldering

Project parts aren’t cheap. Scrounging them from old hardware presents some challenges. Derek Anderson pointed us to this short but sweet how-to on hot-air desoldering using a heat gun from Home Depot. Looks like a great way to fill your parts bins.

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