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Originally Posted by YamahaFreak
I have been here for two hours trying to get this IPM off and I've only managed to free five of the 33 pins. I don't think I can do this.  The solder wick just isn't cooperating. I add leaded solder and it just doesn't want to come up... |
Hmm, that's unfortunate... Perhaps Radio Shack's solder wick isn't the best. The stuff I have is a formula for the lead free solder and it sucks it right up.
Is your iron perhaps not getting hot enough to really melt it thoroughly, I wonder?... Do you have a soldering gun or something with some real oomph? It's not like you can hurt the IPM since it is blown so unless you are scorching the board to the burning point you probably can't really hurt anything with some really good heat...