pictures of the de-soldering we've been doing for the past 2 weeks. So here we go...Using a glorified hair drier (a "heat gun"), we can now melt the solder right off the backs of the circuit boards that we remove from VCRs, clocks, or other gadgets. So this means that we will eventually be able to use these parts (capacitors, 7-segment displays, switches, etc...) to perhaps create our own stuff.
When you put the heat gun up to the circuit board the "sharp points" of the solder starts to melt a little bit. You pull and wiggle the component on the other side of the board. When it loosens up enough on the component that you are trying to remove, it will come right off the board. In the end it's actually kinda fun.
Other than that, we have been going as we have before. Taking stuff apart, organizing the new room, and trying to learn a bit more about what makes all this stuff do what it does.
~Byron
Very cool post! It will be fun when we can start seeing how all those parts can be used in circuits we make.
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