[Coco] RGB2VGA Convertors

[Joe Grubbs]

Oh nice! This beats the hell out of my manual solder sucker. I did stock up on several spools of wick from the Radio Shack clearance sales, but wick can sometimes cause other issues



> From: zippster278 at gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 08:18:55 -0500
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Subject: Re: [Coco] RGB2VGA Convertors
> 
> Speaking of removing connectors, I recently bought one of these…
> 
> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/251876278678?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT <http://www.ebay.com/itm/251876278678?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT>>
> 
> I can say it works wonderfully.  One of the first things I did was remove a broken 50-pin SCSI connector.
> No problems, zero damage; and because it’s vacuuming the solder off of the pads as you go, you’re ready
> to put the new part in immediately.
> 
> I think I recovered $30 worth of parts off of buggy prototypes in the first 30 minutes.
> 
> Well worth it if you ever have a use for such a thing.