1 EEVblog #437 - Removing SMD Parts with ChipQuik
EEVblog's demonstration is the usual pointer for lifting surface-mount parts with low-temperature removal alloy, showing what a clean result should look like.
Topic
smd rework
10 videos. Ranked by independent recommendations, not by views.
2 Desoldering without hot air
Recommended for its range of methods for lifting surface-mount chips without a hot air station, notably laying copper wire along the pins so solder melts across them together.
3 SMD Removal using a Chip Quik kit
Shown to people needing to lift many-legged surface mount parts, as a demonstration of how a low temperature alloy makes removal much easier.
4 SMD soldering by hot air (solder paste)
Close-up footage of paste melting under hot air, offered to show that surface-mount soldering is approachable without costly tools.
5 Desolder SMD without special tools
Shows a low-cost way to lift a multi-pin chip by using shaped, solder-coated copper wire to heat every leg together, offered as a practical trick for rework.
6 Solder Bridge Removal
A short demonstration people link to show that flux and a clean iron can clear small solder bridges without needing braid.
7 WEMOS LOLIN32 Lite - Fake / Clone *FIX*
Recommended to owners of battery-equipped ESP32 clone boards because it demonstrates a faulty charger that overcharges cells and shows how to swap the controller chip.
8 Advanced soldering demo at Hacker Camp Shenzhen
A demonstration of reworking fine-pitch and leadless packages using only hot air, valued for practical tips that apply to small repairs and hobby work.
9 XBOX Series X HDMI port Replacement with 10 ripped pads.
Suggested as a model of repairing damaged connector pads on a console board, reassuring people that such faults can be fixed by hand.
10 How to Remove SMD Resistors & Capacitors Using a Regular Soldering Iron
Shared as a demonstration of lifting surface-mount parts with an ordinary soldering iron, and at least one reader credited it with teaching them the technique.
