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FrankB · 4th Jan 2018, 2:42 am

I never had any removal problem with the eye lash glue, if I had to change out the part.
Remember I said a "pinpoint" amount.

I worked on mass consumer electronics and often turning the boards upside down, etc. was not an option. I had to work with the boards at odd angles, and getting a SMT part to stay in place long enuf to tack it with solder was nigh onto impossible.

The" conductive glue" thing was rampant in consumer electronics here in the States. I remember having to remove it from many Pioneer, PCE, and other brand stereo receivers and TV sets, and even car radios.

4th Jan 2018, 2:42 am	#17
FrankB Heptode Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Olympia, Washington, USA. Posts: 664	Re: Surface mount parts- RIP. (Rest in Place) I never had any removal problem with the eye lash glue, if I had to change out the part. Remember I said a "pinpoint" amount. I worked on mass consumer electronics and often turning the boards upside down, etc. was not an option. I had to work with the boards at odd angles, and getting a SMT part to stay in place long enuf to tack it with solder was nigh onto impossible. The" conductive glue" thing was rampant in consumer electronics here in the States. I remember having to remove it from many Pioneer, PCE, and other brand stereo receivers and TV sets, and even car radios.