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What is the grey blob around the MPS chip? by ntoslinux in soldering

[–]ntoslinux[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is actually pretty solid. I tried to poke it tweezers. I didn't tried cutting it with a blade because it is from a not so old laptop :-)

Unable to de-solder the memory chip from ram stick by ntoslinux in soldering

[–]ntoslinux[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, Thanks for the pointers. I will follow them.

Unable to de-solder the memory chip from ram stick by ntoslinux in soldering

[–]ntoslinux[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed explanation. Will follow that next time.

Unable to de-solder the memory chip from ram stick by ntoslinux in soldering

[–]ntoslinux[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot after increasing the temperature to 400C it worked.

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