Making Small DIY Hot Plate Using Door Stopper Tower Bolt
We found while desoldering, some SMD component is having solder joint underneath that it is difficult to remove the component using soldering Iron. So this I made trick to make hot plate using Soldering Iron & Door Stopper Tower Bolt latch.
I removed Soldering iron Bit and using one cut piece of Aluminium heatsink I just inserted that in this latch unit in proper way so that
soldering iron bit gets fits and making good contact with latch while heatup.
And Hot plate is ready to use.
Using also simple…….. Just arrange one broken ceramic tile or piece of marble stone to keep under this soldering iron unit. Now turn ON the soldering iron and wait till it heat up properly check the heating using solder wire on it. Now put & hold the PCB over the unit. Only heat up the base area of the component by pressing the PCB towards hot plate using some metal tool or screwdriver and by using tweezer check for the component if it moves on little jerk just pullout that component using tweezer & done.
For soldering same trick is applicable just heat up the PCB refresh the solder on the point once the solder is heat up and starts melting just put the new component and gently press it using tweezer over and move the PCB a side……………..done.
This trick is just for them who cannot afford costly tools for SMD rework.
Note: you can use this trick where the PCB have components only one side and where the components beneath to be removed.
This article was prepared for you by Yogesh Panchal who works as a Computer Hardware Engineer in Mumbai India.
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Babu M. S
September 23, 2021 at 9:41 pm
Very good idea to remove smd components like led bulbs. Can we use this idea to remove the smd Ic in normal pcb boards. Thank you very much for sharing.
Yogesh Panchal
September 27, 2021 at 6:24 pm
Babu M.S
Yes you can remove any SMD component using this technique.
Thanks! for comment.
Gary
September 23, 2021 at 10:22 pm
Seems very creative, thanks
Yogesh Panchal
September 27, 2021 at 6:24 pm
Your Welcome! Gary
William Shaw
September 23, 2021 at 10:32 pm
Clever idea!
Yogesh Panchal
September 27, 2021 at 6:25 pm
Thank you!
William Shaw
A.D.Rana
September 24, 2021 at 12:56 am
Nice Idea. Also give idea for DIY Hotgun for SMD work.
Yogesh Panchal
September 27, 2021 at 6:28 pm
A.D.Rana
Thanks! for your Comment.
I will try for Hotgun also.
Albert van Bemmelen
September 24, 2021 at 1:47 am
Luckily I already have a hotplate and other tools for it. But it is a handy idea for them who do not have the right tools. In the past I only used a lighter to solder the wires for Security installation cables. In those cases we didn't even needed a solder iron or the electricity!
Yogesh Panchal
September 27, 2021 at 6:30 pm
Albert,
Agree with you Lighter is the best option.
Parasuraman S
September 24, 2021 at 11:44 am
Very creative and out of the box thinking! Many thanks for sharing this wonderful and useful idea!
Yogesh Panchal
September 27, 2021 at 6:30 pm
Thank you! Sir
Waleed Rishmawi
September 24, 2021 at 7:17 pm
can it be used to de solder the LED light off a board? have you to tried use it in that sense?
Yogesh Panchal
September 27, 2021 at 6:33 pm
Yes waleed I did , infect this is better option to remove flex cable connector in mobile also.