Here's how to remove a row of header pins from a PCB using just a soldering iron. Simply melt the solder and tap on the desk - the pin and solder just drop out.
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@TorOlavBerntzen5 күн бұрын
Easy and elegant
@richardlangner
5 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@lelandosaka89063 жыл бұрын
This saved me a lot of time. Soldered the gpio headers on a pi zero upside down....thank you!
@kelseystickney866310 күн бұрын
With the added caveat that you don't want to reuse the header . . . It'd be more of a pain to find the pins you just smacked around the room and force them back in their plastic housing (it also didn't look particularly easy getting the housing off in the first place). Most of the time, just stick with a solder-sucker - it's not that hard. You also won't end up getting some random pin embedded in your foot six months from now.
@richardlangner
10 күн бұрын
I agree, but as a a quick and dirty method forremoving a few pins, it's sometimes easier. Sometimes. Friends who struggled with other methods found this way useful.
@hardrocklobsterroll395 Жыл бұрын
Great tip as always thanks for sharing !
@lohikarhu73410 күн бұрын
one channel shows using a piece of heavy copper wire, 14 gauge (not sure of metric, about 1.5 mm dia.), tin it, shape it in an L with the length needed to cover all the pins at once, heat it, touch it down on all the pins, then bang them out. i also have an old Weller solder-sucker vacuum tip...
@richardlangner
10 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment. I sometimes use the heavy gauge wire if the pins don't come out individually. This method is quick and easy, just using the iron.
@ryelor1239 күн бұрын
I wonder how many times you can sodder a pcb until it wears out.
@richardlangner
8 күн бұрын
If you don't overheat the pad, then very many times. FR4 PCBs are very durable.
@NicoSensei3 жыл бұрын
Great! I don't have a heat gun so I'll try. What temperature do you recommend for the soldering iron?
@richardlangner
3 жыл бұрын
I normally use 350C for leaded solder, 370C for lead-free. Use whatever will easily melt the solder type you use. Use a normal sized bit on the iron - quick heat transfer makes the job quicker and easier. In the video I took longer than normal. Best to practice on scrap boards. Let me know how you get on.
@swannschilling4742 жыл бұрын
Great trick for an annoying task!! 😁
@bf9452 жыл бұрын
Good technique, but a heated solder sucker (if available) will clean out the pins and the holes. Don't even need to remove the plastic part.
@richardlangner
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment. This 'quick and dirty' technique is an alternative for those with few tools. My heated de-soldering gun rarely gets used as I can remove pins in less time that the gun takes to warm up.
@ThePiones8 күн бұрын
What sorcery is this
@richardlangner
7 күн бұрын
It's a cheap and cheerful (and satifying) way to solve a problem that even braid and solder suckers sometimes find hard to do properly. Thanks!
Пікірлер: 17
Easy and elegant
@richardlangner
5 күн бұрын
Thanks!
This saved me a lot of time. Soldered the gpio headers on a pi zero upside down....thank you!
With the added caveat that you don't want to reuse the header . . . It'd be more of a pain to find the pins you just smacked around the room and force them back in their plastic housing (it also didn't look particularly easy getting the housing off in the first place). Most of the time, just stick with a solder-sucker - it's not that hard. You also won't end up getting some random pin embedded in your foot six months from now.
@richardlangner
10 күн бұрын
I agree, but as a a quick and dirty method forremoving a few pins, it's sometimes easier. Sometimes. Friends who struggled with other methods found this way useful.
Great tip as always thanks for sharing !
one channel shows using a piece of heavy copper wire, 14 gauge (not sure of metric, about 1.5 mm dia.), tin it, shape it in an L with the length needed to cover all the pins at once, heat it, touch it down on all the pins, then bang them out. i also have an old Weller solder-sucker vacuum tip...
@richardlangner
10 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment. I sometimes use the heavy gauge wire if the pins don't come out individually. This method is quick and easy, just using the iron.
I wonder how many times you can sodder a pcb until it wears out.
@richardlangner
8 күн бұрын
If you don't overheat the pad, then very many times. FR4 PCBs are very durable.
Great! I don't have a heat gun so I'll try. What temperature do you recommend for the soldering iron?
@richardlangner
3 жыл бұрын
I normally use 350C for leaded solder, 370C for lead-free. Use whatever will easily melt the solder type you use. Use a normal sized bit on the iron - quick heat transfer makes the job quicker and easier. In the video I took longer than normal. Best to practice on scrap boards. Let me know how you get on.
Great trick for an annoying task!! 😁
Good technique, but a heated solder sucker (if available) will clean out the pins and the holes. Don't even need to remove the plastic part.
@richardlangner
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment. This 'quick and dirty' technique is an alternative for those with few tools. My heated de-soldering gun rarely gets used as I can remove pins in less time that the gun takes to warm up.
What sorcery is this
@richardlangner
7 күн бұрын
It's a cheap and cheerful (and satifying) way to solve a problem that even braid and solder suckers sometimes find hard to do properly. Thanks!