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Old 01-15-2015, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Geoff Bourquin View Post
I Also, I find it helps to add a bit of good 'ol 60/40 solder to the connections on the old chips THEN wick it off. Seems to wick up a lot better that way. By the time that set was made they were using lead free solder, and that stuff just doesn't seem to wick up well
+1 to this - the lead free stuff is a pain. Use either Eutectic (63/37) or 60/40 solder to add a bit to the existing solder, and the wick sucks it up much easier.
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