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Old 06-26-2017, 01:21 PM
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To get some experience with SMDs, get a hold of a junk board out of a computer, router or BPC TV set. You can unsolder SMDs by using a pair of soldering irons, one at each end of a cap or resistor. Be aware that newer stuff used unleaded solder, which melts at a higher temperature. Sometimes adding some leaded solder helps to get the solder holding the SMD to melt. I've had success with larger SMD resistors (ones about 1/10 inch long)
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