Hello everyone,
I am repairing one of our tools, and the replacement is expensive. Unfortunately, I was impatient in waiting for my desoldering gun. (That I decided to pick up after seeing Dave use one often) I used a hot air gun to desolder it.
Well well well... The back of it melted, I can make out 3 characters, and the rest is toast.
I was wondering what one does in this situation? Do I attempt to order one, solder it on and cross my fingers? Is there a way I can test what I have?
I did not NECESSARILY damage them, the back is melted, but I assume it might still be holding a vacuum and be working...not sure how to test one?
This site had a few of them.
http://www.mmselectronics.co.uk/smtspd.htmBesides testing it, I figured I could read the machine specifications and operating pressures and make an educated guess on what the sensor ranges SHOULD be?
My last hope was finding a broken one of these, buying the board, and desoldering the sensor (properly) and then reading the back of it.
All and any information is appreciated in this case.