[Coco] RGB2VGA Adapter Progress? - Update Please

[Steven Hirsch]

On Thu, 11 Jun 2015, Kip Koon wrote:

> The connectors for the two 40 pin GPIO ports are here so all I'm waiting 
> on to arrive is the Vacuum Desoldering Gun.  I can then begin finalizing 
> completion of all the PCBs.

Kip, you may find it simpler to pull (or break) off the plastic carrier on 
the existing male headers and yank them one at a time by heating the 
bottom of the board with the iron and grabbing them with long-nose pliers 
on the top.  In this case, you might actually want to _add_ solder first 
to help with heat conduction.  From my experience you are less likely to 
damage traces using this approach.  Unless you are very lucky, you'll find 
it's difficult to clear 34 pins completely and if one is hanging on 
slightly, you'll rip a trace.

After the pins are gone, the desoldering tool can make quick work of 
clearing the holes (with solderwick for stubborn holes).



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