Posted by Ramon Natal on November 7, 2010 at 7:52am
Actually Im wornking on 4 TNY Plush 30A mods! but I have a question for someone who wanna help me in this... Im trying to desolder the voltage regulators but i think my technique is not working... I applied heat with the soldering iron on top of them and nothing... My skills are basic so any suggestions are welcome... it is neccesary to use a hot air station for this parts??...wich i dont have lol! Just dont wanna mess up the other components on the ESC.
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Why do you want to remove them? I left mine in place.
The problem is that the ground pad conducts the heat away especially as you are only heating from one edge of the component and the component tab is also quite large. I would suggest a gun to get heat all around the component.
You have to apply enough heat directly to the solder. Make sure your soldering iron is hot enough, clean and even "prime" it with a bit of solder to "carry" the heat to the joint. Temperature is likely the main factor. Use of at least desoldering wick or a desolder pump greatly assists in removing the solder. With wick you will need to heat the wick as well to get the solder to flow to it.
Is the solder melting? If not, get a hotter iron with maybe a broader tip. Once the solder melts you'll be a ble to wick it away with some solder wick. That's all I've got- good luck!
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The problem is that the ground pad conducts the heat away especially as you are only heating from one edge of the component and the component tab is also quite large. I would suggest a gun to get heat all around the component.
Peter