Sunday, 16 December 2018

soldering - Removing hot glue


When modding electronics it is usually recommended to apply copious amounts of hot glues when you solder a wire to a board contact pad to prevent accidental removal of said pad from the board..


I did that, but now something does not work and I want to inspect/redo the solder.


What is the best way to remove hot glue mess from a delicate wire/solder pad without melting things around and or damaging the board?


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If you look closely on the bottom left points, the point with copper for solder are tiny blobs 1 x 1.2mm which must have conductive paint scratched from it, so it is already pretty beaten even before any repairs.


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