"Tom Del Rosso" wrote in message
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"ian field" wrote in message


Most electronics tool suppliers stock pencil blowlamps which would be
precise enough to desolder a decent size ceramic chip, some are sold
in sets with a variety of nozzle attachments. The spread is way more
precise than a heat gun.

I think he's saying that you can't apply heat to the component side at
all,
even if it's directed only at the target device, because the package in
question is a hybrid with SMT parts exposed on its own surface.


If its going in the bin once removed, that hardly matters.