How to remove / solder a PLCC LED for gauge / hvac work PICS
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Originally Posted by SquallLHeart
looks good!
hmm.. for fully pushing down on the leds.. i perfer not to use tweezers but my own fingers for complete full control..
yes.. my fingers come millimeters away from a hot soldering iron.... lol.. i'm used to it.... i don't think i have much feeling in my fingers much... but i do grow my fingernails slightly to help.
also, i like to remove as much solder as possible.. and at least to one side... and when adding solder back to the pad, just do the other side. it'll help in having the led flush with the board.... so solder in the led with that side... push down as i do the second side (adding solder).. and continue to push down while redoing the first side.
voila!
oh and jeremy? what method do you use to remove the 1206 sized leds and resistors? if it's the same way i do it, then well
HERE'S A VIDEO!!
clicky-->> Desoldering/Soldering Small SMD LEDs
video found on http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/mods/x...%20mount%20led
hmm.. for fully pushing down on the leds.. i perfer not to use tweezers but my own fingers for complete full control..
yes.. my fingers come millimeters away from a hot soldering iron.... lol.. i'm used to it.... i don't think i have much feeling in my fingers much... but i do grow my fingernails slightly to help.
also, i like to remove as much solder as possible.. and at least to one side... and when adding solder back to the pad, just do the other side. it'll help in having the led flush with the board.... so solder in the led with that side... push down as i do the second side (adding solder).. and continue to push down while redoing the first side.
voila!
oh and jeremy? what method do you use to remove the 1206 sized leds and resistors? if it's the same way i do it, then well
HERE'S A VIDEO!!
clicky-->> Desoldering/Soldering Small SMD LEDs
video found on http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/mods/x...%20mount%20led
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cool dude! yea.. actually i've been using hot tweezers to desolder plccs for some time now.
uhh.. yea.. removing plccs takes like... yea... no effort at all.. and much quicker too. lol
uhh.. yea.. removing plccs takes like... yea... no effort at all.. and much quicker too. lol
I did my hvac last night and I must say that this kind of stuff is not for the weak hearted. I'm still in shock that I pulled it off despite having absolutely no soldering experience what so ever. I'm gonna tackle the gauge cluster this weekend, but that should go a lot smoother since I got the hang of it from doing the hvac. I ordered the leds from garage and boy do they look stunning!