Desoldering From PCB

ShadowChaser · Post by **ShadowChaser** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:00 pm

My Raspberry Pi 0 decided to crap out on me so I gotta replace it. I realize that it is really hard to desolder the thing from the pcb. Any suggestions?

tinkerBOY · Post by **tinkerBOY** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 5:19 pm

Try a hot air rework station. Which part of the pi zero you're desoldering?

ShadowChaser · Post by **ShadowChaser** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 5:24 pm

tinkerBOY wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 27, 2018 5:19 pm
Try a hot air rework station. Which part of the pi zero you're desoldering?

GPIO pins connecting it to the pcb. I don't own a rework station nor can I afford a decent one :/

tinkerBOY · Post by **tinkerBOY** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 5:33 pm

Use a desoldering vacuum sucker and a soldering iron. It's gonna be tough though but very much possible.

ShadowChaser · Post by **ShadowChaser** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 6:05 pm

tinkerBOY wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 27, 2018 5:33 pm
Use a desoldering vacuum sucker and a soldering iron. It's gonna be tough though but very much possible.

Ended up using a metal spudger and slipping it under the pins one by one :/ Seems to have left no damage though the pi is totally dead

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