Desoldering tweezers and hot air rework stations look like great ways to remove surface mount components. If you enjoyed this, check out [Bil Herd’s] guide on component desoldering.

Find a scrap board populated with reasonably-sized surface-mount components, and have a go at reworking it. Desoldering its components may be a bit difficult, but you should easily be able to ...

I can't emphasize enough how important a variety of chisel-style tips is for desoldering work. Also speeds up surface mount chip installation.

Modding today's hardware often means moving or removing tiny surface mount components, and using a standard soldering iron feels about as effective as using a hammer to kill a fly. If buying an ...

That smoke isn’t good for you. I took two approaches to this: desoldering and then resoldering components, and identifying and saving some components.