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Offline ddstoys

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HOW CAN YOU REMOVE HOT MELT GLUE FROM A PCB???
« on: December 22, 2011, 08:31:44 PM »
Hi guys im repairing a WPC driverboard and for some unknown reason they have soldered wires to the back of the GI pins (Which are perfectly fine !@#) then completely coated the area with hot melt glue...

    Any way  i can remove this so i can neatly unsolder the wires or will i just have to bite the bullet and melt it off with the soldering iron?

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Re: HOW CAN YOU REMOVE HOT MELT GLUE FROM A PCB???
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2011, 08:35:10 PM »
careful use of a paint stripper gun??
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Re: HOW CAN YOU REMOVE HOT MELT GLUE FROM A PCB???
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2011, 08:42:44 PM »
Hi guys im repairing a WPC driverboard and for some unknown reason they have soldered wires to the back of the GI pins (Which are perfectly fine !@#) then completely coated the area with hot melt glue...

    Any way  i can remove this so i can neatly unsolder the wires or will i just have to bite the bullet and melt it off with the soldering iron?

Funny Dan I've had that on about 3 machines now.  I used a sharp blade just to lift one edge then the whole lot peeled off like a big scab.

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Re: HOW CAN YOU REMOVE HOT MELT GLUE FROM A PCB???
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2011, 06:32:42 AM »
Thanks guys will see how I go tonight.

 
    Some of these euro hacks crack me up would have been way easier to just replace the burnt pins ????